trouxa

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Old French trousse (“pack”) or either directly from a local derivative of Vulgar Latin *torsāre, from *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Cognate with Portuguese trouxa, Spanish troja, French trousse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾowʃɐ]

Noun

trouxa f (plural trouxas)

1. bundle, pack
   • 1920, Rogelio Rivero, Cóchegas, p. 8:

     ¡Fillo da ialma! Vé-lo aí vai, coa súa trouxa ó lombo, descalzo de pé e perna, sin unha mala vergasta con que desviá-los cans que lle poidan saír a ladrar o camiño.

     Poor son! There you have him, with his bundle on his shoulder, bare on feet and legs, with not a bad rod to divert the dogs that could come to bark on his way

   Synonyms: fardel, fardo

2. trousseau

   Synonym: enxoval

3. cushion used to protect the shoulders or back when carrying loads

   Synonym: mulida

Related terms

• atrouxado
• atrouxar
• entrouxo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “trouxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trouxa”, 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), “trouxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trouxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• troixa

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/ [ˈtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/ [ˈtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃa/ [ˈtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾow.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾo.ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: trou‧xa

Noun

trouxa f (plural trouxas)

1. bundle of clothes etc
2. (informal) fool; stupid or gullible person

Synonyms

• (fool): See here