poxa

Galician

Etymology

14th century (poja). Back-formation from poxar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʃa̝/

Noun

poxa f (plural poxas)

1. auction
   • 1394, A. Cabana Outeiro (ed.), O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397. Valga: Concello de Valga, page 97:

     que ficase a dita teença ẽna poja em que a tijña o dito meestrescolla e que a desem a quen máis por ella dese.

     that this possession should remain on the same auction that the schoolmaster has put it, and that it should be granted to the one that gives more for it

   Synonym: almoeda

2. an instance of outbidding
3. bid
4. tip
5. (in the plural) sow tits
6. chaff

Related terms

• poxador
• poxamento
• poxar

References

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

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Portuguese

Interjection

poxa

1. Alternative form of puxa