pezoña

Galician

Alternative forms

• pezoia, pozoña
• peçonha (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peçonna, ponçonna, poçõya (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtio, pōtione-. Compare Portuguese peçonha, Spanish ponzoña, cf. also French poison.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /peˈθoɲa/ [peˈθo.ɲɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /peˈθoɲa/ [peˈθo.ɲɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /peˈsoɲa/ [peˈso.ɲɐ]

• Rhymes: -oɲa
• Hyphenation: pe‧zo‧ña

Noun

pezoña f (plural pezoñas)

1. poison
2. venom

   Synonym: veleno

3. salamander

   Synonym: píntega

4. (folklore) skin sickness caused by venomous animals

Derived terms

• empezoñar (“to poison”)
• herba da pezoña (“tansy”)

 

Related terms

• pezoñento
• poción

 

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poçoya”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poçõy”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poçoy”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pezoña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pezoña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pezoña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN