seixebra

Galician

seixebra

seixebra

Alternative forms

• xenxebra

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seixebrega, from Latin saxifraga (“stone-breaker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sejˈʃeβɾɐ]

Noun

seixebra f (plural seixebras)

1. (botany) saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites)
2. (botany) germander (Teucrium scorodonia)

   Synonym: ourego bravo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “seixebrega”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “seixebra”, 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), “seixebra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “seixebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN