couza

Galician

Etymology

Attested 18th century. Etymology unknown. Likely unrelated to Latin cossus, so probably from a substrate language.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkowθa̝/

Noun

couza f (plural couzas)

clothes moth
Synonym: avelaíña
woodworm; deathwatch beetle
Synonyms: caruncho, corta, rela, traza, trilla

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “gusano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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