caxigo

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caxigo

Etymology

From Hispano-Celtic *cassīcu: compare Aragonese caixico, Asturian quexigu. From Proto-Celtic *kassos (twisted, gnarled); akin to French chêne (oak).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

caxigo m (plural caxigos)

  1. (botany) Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea)
  2. (botany) a small oak, or one that is not fully grown

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen, Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, page 132 – via De Gruyter.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “quejigo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos