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Galician
Etymology
From tolo (“crazy”) + -axe. First attested in 1697.
Pronunciation
Noun
tolaxe f (plural tolaxes)
- foolishness
- Synonyms: loucura, tolería
1697, Fabián Pardiñas, Eu oín a meus avós:Tolaje serà meterme
Na Teologia Sagrada;- Foolishness will be to meddle
With Sacred Theology
- nonsense
- Synonym: parvada
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tolaxe”, 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), “tolaxe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega