visgo

Galician

Alternative forms

• visco (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese visco, from Latin viscum.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbisɡo/ [ˈbiz̺.ɣ̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈbisɡo/ [ˈbiz̺.ɣ̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈbisħo/ [ˈbiz̺.ħʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -isɡo

• Rhymes: -isɡo
• Rhymes: -isħo

• Hyphenation: vis‧go

Noun

visgo m (plural visgos)

1. mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)

   Synonym: maroxo

References

• “visgo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “visgo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “visgo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• visco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese visco, from Latin viscum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviz.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviz.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈviz.ɡo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/ [ˈviʒ.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/ [ˈviʒ.ɣu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbiʒ.ɡu/ [ˈbiʒ.ɣu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -izɡu, (Portugal) -iʒɡu
• Hyphenation: vis‧go

Noun

visgo m (plural visgos)

1. (uncountable) viscosity (state of being viscous)

   Synonym: viscosidade

2. any viscous substance secreted by or extracted from plants
3. mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)

   Synonym: erva-de-passarinho

Further reading

• “visgo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “visgo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026