pezuño

Galician

Alternative forms

bescuño, pescunllo, pezuncho, pezunllo, presullo, presunllo, presuño, puxuño
pezunho (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho, Spanish pezuña.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛˈθuɲo̝/, (western) /pɛˈsuɲo̝/

Noun

pezuño m (plural pezuños)

hoof
foot of pigs, cows

References

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

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