batuxo

Galician

batuxo, kind of small boar used mostly for river crossing

Alternative forms

• batujo (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtuʃo/ [baˈt̪u.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -uʃo
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧xo

Etymology 1

Probably from *bato +‎ -uxo, perhaps from Old French (compare batel), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *baitaz (“boat”).

Noun

batuxo m (plural batuxos)

1. kind of small boar used mostly for river crossing; bateau

Related terms

• batuxar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “batuxo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “batuxo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “batuxo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

batuxo

1. first-person singular present indicative of batuxar