sabugo

Galician

Alternative forms

• sabuco, samuco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sabūcus, variant of sambūcus.

Noun

sabugo m (plural sabugos)

1. (dated) elderberry; elder (shrub of the genus Sambucus)

   Synonyms: bieiteiro, sabugueiro

2. kernel of the elderberry wood
3. nailbed (area underneath the nail)
4. the spongy substance inside horns
5. in general, any soft medulla under a hard substance

Related terms

• Sabaceda
• Sabacedo
• Zabuceda

References

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin sabūcus, variant of sambūcus. Compare Italian sambuco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɐˈbuɡu/

Noun

sabugo m (plural sabugos)

1. elderberry; elder (shrub of the genus Sambucus)

   Synonym: sabugueiro

2. elderberry (fruit of the elderberry shrub)
3. corncob (core of an ear of corn)
4. nailbed (area underneath the nail)
5. the spongy substance inside horns