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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese rrijo, rigio (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rigidus (“rigid”). Cognate with Portuguese rijo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rixo (feminine rixa, masculine plural rixos, feminine plural rixas)
- rigid, stiff
- Synonyms: irto, ríxido
- tough, strong
- Synonym: forte
Noun
rixo m (plural rixos)
- firmness, vitality, strength, resolution
- Synonyms: azo, forza
References
- “rigio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “rigio” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “rixo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “rixo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “rixo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Verb
rixo
- first-person singular present indicative of rixar
Venetian
Etymology
From Late Latin oryza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Compare Italian riso.
Noun
rixo m (plural rixi)
- rice
Derived terms