carouxo

Galician

Alternative forms

caroixo, caronxo

Etymology

From *carausio-, from a substrate language. Compare regional Portuguese caroujo, caroijo and the Galician synonyms carazo (perhaps from the same pre-Latin etymon) and carambo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑˈɾou̯ʃʊ]

Noun

carouxo m (plural carouxos)

ice
Synonyms: carazo, lazo, xeo

References

“carouxo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“carouxo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“carouxo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.