bitxo

Catalan

Etymology

From vitx, dialectal plural form of vit (“penis”). The plural form was taken for a singular and gave rise to a new plural form, vitxos. The singular form bitxo was created from this via back-formation and respelled in accordance with the Catalonian merger of /v/ and /b/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbi.t͡ʃu]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbi.t͡ʃo]

Noun

bitxo m (plural bitxos)

chili pepper
Synonyms: pebrina, vitet

Derived terms

bitxera

“bitxo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“bitxo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“bitxo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“bitxo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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