pezuño

Galician

Alternative forms

• bescuño, pescunllo, pezuncho, pezunllo, presullo, presunllo, presuño, puxuño
• pezunho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho, Spanish pezuña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈθuɲo̝/, (western) /pɛˈsuɲo̝/

Noun

pezuño m (plural pezuños)

1. hoof
2. foot of pigs, cows

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pezuño”, 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), “pezuño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pezuño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “pezuño”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025