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Galician
Etymology
Unknown: from Old Galician-Portuguese froxel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Catalan fluixel, ultimately from Latin fluxus.
Pronunciation
Noun
froxel m (plural froxeis)
- (dated) lint; down
- Synonym: penuxe
c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 613:hũu cabeçal de frouxel- a down pillow
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