couza
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested 18th century. Etymology unknown. Likely unrelated to Latin cossus, so probably from a substrate language.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
couza f (plural couzas)
- clothes moth
- Synonym: avelaíña
- woodworm; deathwatch beetle
References edit
- “couza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “couza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “couza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “gusano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos