buxeo

Galician

Alternative forms

• buxeu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from Old French bouc (“goat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate with English butcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈʃeo/ [buˈʃe.ʊ]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: bu‧xe‧o

Noun

buxeo m (plural buxeos, feminine buxea, feminine plural buxeas)

1. butcher

   Synonyms: carniceiro, cortador

2. executioner, hangman

   Synonym: verdugo

Related terms

• bocoi

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “buxeo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega