tósego

Galician

Etymology

From Latin toxicum (“arrow poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “arrow poison”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtos̺eɣo̝/, (western) /ˈtos̺eħo̝/

Noun

tósego m (plural tósegos)

1. poison, venom

   Synonyms: veleno, pezoña, pezoia

References

• “tósego” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.