raposo
Galician
Etymology
1439. Either from a derivative of Latin rapum (“turnip”), whence Galician rabo (“tail”) (and influenced by the root of rapio (“snatch, grab”)), or from rapar (“to snatch”). Cf. also Asturian rapiega, Spanish raposo (which may also have influenced it).
Pronunciation
Noun
raposo m (plural raposos, feminine raposa, feminine plural raposas)
- fox (animal)
- 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 420:
- da pelica da marta, hua branca, et da lontra, dous diñeiros, et da raposa, hun diñeiro
- a marten pelt, a branca [coin]; and of otter, two diñeiros; and of fox, a diñeiro
- da pelica da marta, hua branca, et da lontra, dous diñeiros, et da raposa, hun diñeiro
- 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 420:
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References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “raposo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- “raposo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From raposa.
Adjective
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- foxlike in colour
Noun
raposo m (plural s, feminine raposa, feminine plural raposas, metaphonic)
Synonyms
- (crafty person): pessoa manhosa
Spanish
Etymology
From raposa, from Old Spanish rabosa, probably from rabo (“tail”), itself from Latin rāpum (“turnip”). Probably influenced by Asturian rapiega (“fox”) or words related to rapiña and other derivatives of Latin rapiō (“snatch, grab”)[1].
Noun
raposo m (plural raposos, feminine raposa, feminine plural raposas)
Synonyms
References
- Galician terms derived from Latin
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