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Galician
Etymology
Perhaps from Old French trousse (“pack”) or either directly from a local derivative of Vulgar Latin *torsāre, from *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Cognate with Portuguese trouxa, Spanish troja, French trousse.
Pronunciation
Noun
trouxa f (plural trouxas)
- bundle, pack
- Synonyms: fardel, fardo
1920, Rogelio Rivero, Cóchegas, page 8:¡Fillo da ialma! Vé-lo aí vai, coa súa trouxa ó lombo, descalzo de pé e perna, sin unha mala vergasta con que desviá-los cans que lle poidan saír a ladrar o camiño.- Poor son! There you have him, with his bundle on his shoulder, bare on feet and legs, with not a bad rod to divert the dogs that could come to bark on his way
- trousseau
- Synonym: enxoval
- cushion used to protect the shoulders or back when carrying loads
- Synonym: mulida
Related terms
References
- “trouxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “trouxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “trouxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “trouxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
trouxa f (plural trouxas)
- bundle of clothes etc
- (informal) fool; stupid or gullible person
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
- (Brazil) Muggle