teixugueira

Galician

Alternative forms

  • tanxugueira, tenxugueira

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese teysugeyra (attested since the 13th century). By surface analysis, teixugo (badger) +‎ -eira. Cognate with Portuguese texugueira.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /tejʃuˈɡejɾa/ [t̪ej.ʃuˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /tejʃuˈħejɾa/ [t̪ej.ʃuˈħej.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ejɾa

Noun

teixugueira f (plural teixugueiras)

  1. sett, badger den

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