curuxa

Asturian

Noun

curuxa f (plural curuxes)

1. owl (a bird)

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Galician

Curuxa ("barn owl")

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuʃa̝/, /ˈkɾuʃa̝/

Noun

curuxa f (plural curuxas)

1. barn owl (Tyto alba)
2. oak apple, oak gall

   Synonyms: bugallo, coco, carrabouxo

Derived terms

• Curuxal
• curuxeira
• Curuxeira
• Cruxeiras

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “curug”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curuxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN