papuxas

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Galician

Etymology

15th century. Papa (pap, porridge) +‎ -uxa.

Pronunciation

Noun

papuxas f pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic) pap; poultice
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 147:
      ponlle papuxas de farellos coytas en vinagre et con pouco de seuo
      apply a poultice of bran boiled in vinegar, with some tallow

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “papuxas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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