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Etymology
Probably from baix (“low”) with the ending -est by analogy with forest. Alternatively, from earlier beixest (“leap year”) (from Latin bisextus), by a chain of association: "leap year" > "year of misfortune" > "depression in the landscape", with a change in spelling due to association with baixar (“descend”). In the latter case, a doublet of bixest.
Noun
baixest m (plural baixests or baixestos)
- (archaic) slope, declivity
- (geography) depression, especially one enclosed by higher terrain; coombe
- Synonym: baixura
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