xoio

Galician

xoio

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *joju, from Latin lolium. Cognate with Portuguese joio, Spanish joyo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɔ.jʊ]

Noun

xoio m (plural xoios)

1. darnel (cereal weed usually considered harmful)

   Synonyms: lerica, tarela

Derived terms

• xoeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xoio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xoio”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xoio”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN