curuxo

Galician
Curuxo ("brill")

Alternative forms
  • caruxo, coruxo, cruxo

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language: compare curuxa (“barn owl”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kuˈɾuʃʊ]

Noun

curuxo m (plural curuxos)

  1. brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: sollo

References
  • “curug” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “curuxo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “curuxo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “curuxo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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