graxa

Galician

Alternative forms

• grasa

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾaʃa/ [ˈɡɾa̠.ʃɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡɾaʃa/ [ˈɡɾa̠.ʃɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħɾaʃa/ [ˈħɾa̠.ʃɐ]

• Rhymes: -aʃa

Noun

graxa f (plural graxas)

1. grease
2. fat
3. lard

Related terms

• graxo

Adjective

graxa

1. feminine singular of graxo

References

• “grasso” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “graxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “graxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “graxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

• “graxa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾa.ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʃɐ
• Hyphenation: gra‧xa

Noun

graxa f (plural graxas)

1. shoe polish
2. grease

   Synonym: banha

3. lubricating grease
4. flattery

   Synonyms: bajulação, lisonja, adulação, manteiga

Derived terms

• engraxar
• graxista

 

Noun

graxa m or f by sense (plural graxas)

1. shoeshiner

   Synonyms: engraxate, engraxador

Adjective

graxa

1. feminine singular of graxo