argazo

Galician

A carreta de argazo ("the cart of seaweed"), by Serafín Avendaño

Alternative forms

• algazo
• argaço (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Blend of sargazo +‎ alga, perhaps; then ultimately probably from Latin salicastrum. Doublet of chaguazo and cognate with Portuguese sargaço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾɡaθʊ], (western) [aɾɡasʊ]

Noun

argazo m (plural argazos)

1. dead seaweeds which are used as fertilizer

   Synonym: valume

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “argazo”, 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), “argazo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “argazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN