lixo

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Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese lixo, of uncertain origin. Possible etymologies include Latin lixa (“ashes”) or Latin lixa (“camp follower”). Cognate with Portuguese lixo.

Pronunciation

Noun

lixo m (plural lixos)

  1. garbage; waste; rubbish; filth; dirt (useless material to be discarded)
    Synonyms: porcallada, ciscallo, baldrada, lorda, ludre, foria, escunchazo, suciedade
    • 1438, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 127:
      Que o dito que aposte os ditos baños et os alinpe ben, fasta o soo, de todo lixo et lodo que touveren
      That the aforementioned man should ready the aforementioned baths, and clean them correctly, till the ground, of any dirt and mud that they can have
  2. speck, fluff
    Synonym: argueiro
  3. rubbish bin (small container for waste)
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Verb

lixo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lixar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iʃu
  • Hyphenation: li‧xo

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese lixo, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Latin lixa (“ashes, lye”). Cognate with Galician lixo.

Noun

lixo m (plural lixos)

  1. garbage; waste; rubbish (useless material to be discarded)
    Synonyms: entulho, refugo
  2. rubbish bin, trash can (small container for waste)
    Synonyms: lixeira, lixeiro
    Fiquei muito chocada na França quando não tinha lixo no banheiro.
    I was really shocked in France when there wasn't a trash can in the bathroom.
  3. (colloquial) crap (something of poor quality)
    Synonyms: porcaria, (vulgar) bosta
  4. (figurative, derogatory) rabble (mass of common people)
    Synonym: ralé
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Hunsrik: Lischo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lixo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lixar

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