roxón

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Galician[edit]

Torta de roxóns

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Etymology[edit]

18th century. Perhaps from Latin rōsiō, form rodō (I gnaw);[1] alternatively from rixar, roxar (to deep fry), itself of unclear origin.[2] Cognate with Portuguese rojão, rojões.

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Noun[edit]

roxón m (plural roxóns)

  1. (in the plural) greaves

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “roer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. rixar.