batuxo

Galician

batuxo, kind of small boar used mostly for river crossing

Alternative forms

• batujo (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtuʃo/ [baˈt̪u.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -uʃo
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧xo

Etymology 1

Probably from *bato +‎ -uxo, perhaps from Old French (compare batel), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *baitaz (“boat”).

Noun

batuxo m (plural batuxos)

1. kind of small boar used mostly for river crossing; bateau

Related terms

• batuxar

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

batuxo

1. first-person singular present indicative of batuxar