froxel

Galician

Alternative forms

• frouxel

Etymology

Unknown: from Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese froxel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Catalan fluixel, ultimately from Latin fluxus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾoˈʃɛl/

Noun

froxel m (plural froxeis)

1. (dated) lint; down
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 613:

     hũu cabeçal de frouxel

     a down pillow

   Synonym: penuxe

References

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• “froxel” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
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