colleitizo

Galician

Etymology

From colleito (“picked”) +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koʎei̯ˈtiθʊ]

Adjective

colleitizo (feminine colleitiza, masculine plural colleitizos, feminine plural colleitizas)

1. infectious, transmissible

Noun

colleitizo m (plural colleitizos)

1. (folklore, medicine) an infectious sickness caused by the passage of vermin

   Synonyms: rastro, orballo

References

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