boeta

Galician

Etymology

A diminutive of Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”), perhaps borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈeta̝/

Noun

boeta f (plural boetas)

1. poor box

   Synonyms: arqueta, peto

Related terms

• buceta

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bueta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boeta”, 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), “boeta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega