queijo
Galician edit
Noun edit
queijo m (plural queijos, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of queixo (“cheese”)
References edit
- “queijo” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cāseus (“cheese”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”). Cognate with Old Leonese keso and Old Spanish queso.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
queijo m
- cheese
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 157 (facsimile):
- bon q̇ijo rezente
- good fresh cheese
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese queijo (“cheese”), from Latin cāseus (“cheese”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”). Cognate with Galician queixo, Spanish queso, Italian cacio, Romanian caș and English cheese.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: quei‧jo
Noun edit
queijo m (plural queijos)
- cheese (dairy product)