argazo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of sargazo +‎ alga, perhaps;[1] then ultimately probably from Latin salicastrum. Doublet of chaguazo and cognate with Portuguese sargaço.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aɾɡaθʊ], (western) [aɾɡasʊ]

Noun

argazo m (plural argazos)

  1. dead seaweeds which are used as fertilizer
    Synonym: valume

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “jaguarzo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos