xugo

Galician

Galician xugos ("yokes")

A parir of Galician xugos de molida ("head yokes")

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (jugo). From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin jugum, iugum. Compare Portuguese jugo, Spanish yugo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɣʊ]

Noun

xugo m (plural xugos)

1. yoke

   Synonym: canga

2. chain or strap that connects both parts of a flail

   Synonyms: cedoiro, entrecarto, inzadoiro, loro, pealla

Derived terms

• xugo de cancís (“withers yoke”)
• xugo de canga (“bow yoke”)
• xugo de mulida (“head yoke”)

Related terms

• xunguir

See also

• xugo on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “jugo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “jugo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xugo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xugo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xugo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• xógo, xogo, zugo

Etymology

From Latin jocus, iocus. Compare Italian gioco.

Noun

xugo m (plural xughi)

1. game

Related terms

• xugadore
• xugar, xogar, zugar