freixó

Galician

Filloas or freixós

Filloas or freixós

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from *frigiolo (compare frixir (“to fry”)). Cognate with Asturian frixuelu.

Alternative forms

• cereixolo, feixó, fereixó

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/

Noun

freixó m (plural freixós)

1. (cooking) a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crepe

   Synonym: filloa

2. pancake

Etymology 2

From feixón (“bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/

Noun

freixó m (plural freixós)

1. earthnut (tuber of Conopodium majus)

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “feijoo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “feijoo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “freixó” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “freixó” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “freixó” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.