bexato

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps a derivative of Latin būteō (“buzzard”), otherwise perhaps from ave (“bird”) + xato (“calf”). Compare abetouro.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈʃato̝/
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Noun

bexato m (plural bexatos)

  1. buzzard, common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    Synonym: miñato

References
  • “bexato” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “buxato” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “bexato” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “bexato” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “avetoro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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