colleitizo

Galician

Etymology

From colleito (“picked”) +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koʎei̯ˈtiθʊ]

Adjective

colleitizo (feminine colleitiza, masculine plural colleitizos, feminine plural colleitizas)

1. infectious, transmissible

Noun

colleitizo m (plural colleitizos)

1. (folklore, medicine) an infectious sickness caused by the passage of vermin

   Synonyms: rastro, orballo

References

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