sabuxo

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Galician

Sabuxo

Alternative forms

Etymology

14th century. From Late Latin segusius, having perhaps a toponymical origin.[1] Cognate with Portuguese sabujo, Spanish sabueso, Italian segugio.

Pronunciation

Noun

sabuxo m (plural sabuxos)

  1. hound (dog breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting)
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:
      cõmo era moy ardido et vrgulloso et ualẽt, estaua en meo do cãpo cõmo porquo mõtés ontre os sabujos, et liuraua o cãpo en derredor de ssy
      As he was very bold, and haughty, and valiant, he was in the middle of the battlefield as a wild pig among the hounds, and he was cleaning the field around him

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “sabueso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos