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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia.
Pronunciation
Noun
graxa f (plural graxas)
- grease
- fat
- lard
Adjective
graxa
- feminine singular of graxo
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “grasso”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “graxa”, 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), “graxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “graxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *crassia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʃɐ
- Hyphenation: gra‧xa
Noun
graxa f (plural graxas)
- shoe polish
- grease
- Synonym: banha
- lubricating grease
- flattery
- Synonyms: bajulação, lisonja, adulação, manteiga
Derived terms
Noun
graxa m or f by sense (plural graxas)
- shoeshiner
- Synonyms: engraxate, engraxador
Adjective
graxa
- feminine singular of graxo