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Mezquital Otomi
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish vejiga.
Pronunciation
Noun
béxíga
- blister
References
- Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45) (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 12
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin vessīca, variant of vēsīca. Presumably came via a northern dialect or Galician on account of the /b-/. Compare Galician vexiga, Spanish vejiga. Doublet of vesico-, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
bexiga f (plural bexigas)
- bladder
- (Brazil) balloon
- Synonym: balão
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