argazo

Galician

A carreta de argazo ("the cart of seaweed"), by Serafín Avendaño

Alternative forms

• algazo

Etymology

Blend of sargazo +‎ alga, perhaps; then ultimately probably from Latin salicastrum. Doublet of chaguazo and cognate with Portuguese sargaço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾɡaθʊ], (western) [aɾɡasʊ]

Noun

argazo m (plural argazos)

1. dead seaweeds which are used as fertilizer

   Synonym: valume

References

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