seixo

Galician

Alternative forms

  • xeixo

Etymology

From Latin saxum (rock), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut). Cognate with Portuguese seixo (pebble) and Italian sasso (stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈs̺ejʃʊ]

Noun

seixo m (plural seixos)

  1. pebble
    Synonyms: callao, croio
  2. quartz
    Synonym: cuarzo

Derived terms

  • Camposeixo
  • Penaseixo
  • Porto Seixo
  • seixada
  • Seixadas
  • Seixal
  • Seixalbo
  • Seixas
  • Seixeda
  • Seixidal
  • Seixido
  • Seixiño
  • Seixo
  • Seixo Branco
  • Seixoso

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin saxum (a stone), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut). Compare Galician seixo (stone) and Italian sasso (stone).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse(j).ʃu/ [ˈse(ɪ̯).ʃu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse(j).ʃo/ [ˈse(ɪ̯).ʃo]
 

  • Hyphenation: sei‧xo
  • Homophone: Seixo

Noun

seixo m (plural seixos)

  1. pebble (small stone)
    Synonyms: calhau, cascalho, pedregulho, pedrinha
  2. (geology, Wentworth scale) pebble (particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • seixo rolado
  • seixa
  • seixada
  • seixal
  • seixeira
  • seixoso

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