curuxa

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Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾuʃa/, [kuˈɾu.ɕa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uʃa
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ru‧xa

Noun

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curuxa f (plural curuxes)

  1. barn owl (a bird usually considered to bring bad or good luck)
    • popular couplet:
      Si la coruxa canta de nuiche canta pa lo solano, nieva si ye n'iviernu y llueve si ye en veranu
      If the owl sings at night towards the south, it snows if it's winter and it rains if it's summer
  2. a mawkish person, witch

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Galician

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Curuxa ("barn owl")

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾuʃa/ [kuˈɾu.ʃɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾuʃa/ [ˈkɾu.ʃɐ] (corresponding to the form cruxa)
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ru‧xa

Noun

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curuxa f (plural curuxas)

  1. barn owl (Tyto alba); a bird usually considered to bring bad or good luck
    • 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:
      Por mor de certa rabuxa
      pelengrinei por Europa
      marexaba vento en popa
      pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
      xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
      ando feito un sapo cuncho
      volvome ao patrio corruncho
      Because of certain rage
      I pilgrimaged along Europe
      I was sailing with tailwind
      but I said to myself, geez!
      I've already seen the owl's tail
      and I'm look like a tortoise
      I'm getting back to my native corner
  2. oak apple, oak gall
    Synonyms: bugallo, coco, carrabouxo

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