comezo

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese começo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); back-formation from comezar. Compare Portuguese começo and Spanish comienzo.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈmɛθo̝/, (western) /koˈmeso̝/

Noun

comezo m (plural comezos)

  1. beginning, start, origin
    Synonyms: empezo, inicio, orixe, principio
Derived terms
  • Boncomezo (literally Good Start) (a village)
  • de comezo
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Etymology 2

Verb

comezo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comezar