curuxa

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuʃa/, [kuˈɾu.ɕa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uʃa
• Hyphenation: cu‧ru‧xa

Noun

curuxa f (plural curuxes)

1. barn owl (a bird)

Galician

Curuxa ("barn owl")

Alternative forms

• cruxa

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾuʃa̝/, /ˈkɾuʃa̝/

Noun

curuxa f (plural curuxas)

1. barn owl (Tyto alba); a bird usually considered to bring bad or good luck
   • 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:

     Por mor de certa rabuxa
     pelengrinei por Europa
     marexaba vento en popa
     pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
     xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
     ando feito un sapo cuncho
     volvome ao patrio corruncho

     Because of certain rage
     I pilgrimaged along Europe
     I was sailing with tailwind
     but I said to myself, geez!
     I've already seen the owl's tail
     and I'm look like a tortoise
     I'm getting back to my native corner

2. oak apple, oak gall

   Synonyms: bugallo, coco, carrabouxo

Derived terms

• Curuxal
• curuxeira
• Curuxeira
• Cruxeiras
• curuxo

References

• “curuja” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “curug” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “curuxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “curuxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “curuxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.