valixa
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See also: vałixa
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since 1813. From French valise or Italian valigia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
valixa m (plural valixas)
- postbag, mailbag
- 1813, anonymous author, Conversa no adro da igrexa:
- Dixêronme que asta á besta que trouxêra á balixâ con tan boa notisea, chegara mais sedo do que habia doito leda coma un cuco.
- They told me that even the horse that brought the postbag with such good news arrived earlier than usual, happy as a lark.
References[edit]
- “valixa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “valixa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “valixa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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