raxo
Galician
Alternative forms
- rajo (Reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Latin radius (“ray, rod, spoke”). Doublet of raio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraʃo/ [ˈra̠.ʃʊ]
- Rhymes: -aʃo
- Hyphenation: ra‧xo
Noun
raxo m (plural raxos)
- (cooking) pork loin or fillet
- Hoxe temos raxo con patacas.
- Today we have pork loin with French fries / chips.
- tentacle
- (dated) lightning
- Mal raxo te parta!
- (I wish that) a bad lightning will cleave you!
- a soil layer of different color and composition that the ground
Derived terms
- raxaría
Related terms
- raeiro
- raxado
- raxeira
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “raxo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “raxo (do porco)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “raxo (brazo do polbo)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raxo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN