poxa

14th century (poja). Back-formation from poxar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʃa̝/

poxa f (plural poxas)

1. auction

   Synonym: almoeda

   • 1394, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 97:

     que ficase a dita teença ẽna poja em que a tijña o dito meestrescolla e que a desem a quen máis por ella dese.

     that this possession should remain on the same auction that the schoolmaster has put it, and that it should be granted to the one that gives more for it

2. an instance of outbidding
3. bid
4. tip
5. (in the plural) sow tits
6. chaff

• poxador
• poxamento
• poxar

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poja”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “poj”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “poxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

poxa

1. inflection of poxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

poxa

1. Alternative form of puxa