mexacán
Galician

Mexacáns

Mexacán
Etymology 1
From mexar (“to piss”) + cama (“bed”), because of its supposed diuretic properties. Compare English pissabed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meʃaˈkaŋ/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meʃaˈkaŋ/
See also
mexacán on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl
References
- “mexacán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mexacán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mexacán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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