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Galician
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
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rigio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rigio”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rixo”, 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), “rixo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rixo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Verb
rixo
- first-person singular present indicative of rixar
Venetan
Etymology
From Late Latin oryza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Compare Italian riso.
Noun
rixo m (plural rixi)
- rice
Derived terms