boxeo

See also: boxeó

Galician

Etymology

From boxear.

Noun

boxeo m (plural boxeos)

1. boxing

Related terms

• boxeador

Verb

boxeo

1. first-person singular present indicative of boxear

Further reading

• “boxeo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɡˈseo/ [boɣ̞ˈse.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: bo‧xe‧o

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle English box

English box

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish boxeardeverb.

Spanish boxeo

Deverbal from boxear.

Noun

boxeo m (plural boxeos)

1. boxing

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate
• deporte sangriento

Hyponyms

• boxeo birmano (“Lethwei”)

Derived terms

• saco de boxeo

Related terms

• boxeador

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boxeo

1. first-person singular present indicative of boxear

Further reading

• “boxeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025