raxo

Galician

Alternative forms

• rajo (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin radius (“ray, rod, spoke”). Doublet of raio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraʃo/ [ˈra̠.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -aʃo
• Hyphenation: ra‧xo

Noun

raxo m (plural raxos)

1. (cooking) pork loin or fillet

   Hoxe temos raxo con patacas.

   Today we have pork loin with French fries / chips.

2. tentacle
3. (dated) lightning

   Mal raxo te parta!

   (I wish that) a bad lightning will cleave you!

4. a soil layer of different color and composition that the ground

Derived terms

• raxaría

Related terms

• raeiro
• raxado
• raxeira

References

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