visgo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin viscum.

Noun

visgo m (plural visgos)

mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)
Synonym: maroxo

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “visgo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

visco

Etymology

From Latin viscum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviz.ɡu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviz.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/ [ˈviʒ.ɣu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiʒ.ɡu/ [ˈbiʒ.ɣu]

Noun

visgo m (plural visgos)

(uncountable) viscosity (state of being viscous)
Synonym: viscosidade
any viscous substance secreted by or extracted from plants
mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)
Synonym: erva-de-passarinho