palpexo

Galician

Alternative forms

• palpejo (Reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈpeʃo/ [pɑlˈpe.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -eʃo
• Hyphenation: pal‧pe‧xo

Etymology 1

From apalpar +‎ -exo.

Noun

palpexo m (plural palpexos)

1. tiptoe
   • 1891, Heraclio Pérez Placer, Contos, lendas e tradicións, page 63:

     saíndo dun portal foi nos palpexos dos pés tras dil e tapandolle por tras os ollos berroulle desfigurand'a voz — ¿quen son, quen son?

     getting out of a hall she went on her tiptoes after him and, covering his eyes from the back, she shouted while distorting her voice: «Who am I? Who am I?»

Etymology 2

Deverbal from palpexar (“to beat, throb”).

Noun

palpexo m (plural palpexos)

1. beat; throb

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palpexo”, 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), “palpexo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega