freixa

Galician

A Feixa, Redondela

Alternative forms

• fareixa, feixa

Etymology

Probably from Latin fragium (“fracture”). Compare Acquafraggia in Italy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾejʃa̝/

Noun

freixa f (plural freixas)

1. waterfall

   Synonyms: cachón, cadoiro, cenza, fervenza

References

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