poxa

Galician

Etymology 1

14th century (poja). Back-formation from poxar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʃa̝/

Noun

poxa f (plural poxas)

1. auction

   Synonym: almoeda

   • 1394, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 97:

     que ficase a dita teença ẽna poja em que a tijña o dito meestrescolla e que a desem a quen máis por ella dese.

     that this possession should remain on the same auction that the schoolmaster has put it, and that it should be granted to the one that gives more for it

2. an instance of outbidding
3. bid
4. tip
5. (in the plural) sow tits
6. chaff

Related terms

• poxador
• poxamento
• poxar

References

• “poja” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “poj” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “poxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “poxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “poxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

poxa

1. inflection of poxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.ʃɐ/

Interjection

poxa

1. Alternative form of puxa