queixo
Catalan edit
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queixo
- only used in em queixo, first-person singular present indicative of queixar-se
Galician edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus (“cheese”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”). Compare Portuguese queijo, Spanish queso.
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Noun edit
queixo m (plural queixos)
- cheese
- 1286, Miguel Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1131:
- huna escaa de manteyga et dous queygios
- a bowl of butter and two cheeses
- 1286, Miguel Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1131:
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese queixo, from Vulgar Latin *capseus, from Latin capsa (“box”); compare with Portuguese queixo, cf. also Spanish quijada.
Noun edit
queixo m (plural queixos)
- (anatomy) chin
- 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 275:
- Et auj́a o nariz alto por mesura et a boca ben feyta et dentes ben postos et brãcos et o queixo quadrado et o colo longo et as espádoas anchas et os peytos moyto enformados.
- He had a high and measured nose and his mouth was well formed; the teeth, well disposed, were white; and the chin was square and the neck long, his shoulders were broad, and his breast well developed
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Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
queixo
References edit
- “queixo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “queijo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “queixo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “queyg” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “queixo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “queixo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “queixo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese queixo, from Vulgar Latin *capseus, from Latin capsa (“box”).
Noun edit
queixo m (plural queixos)
- (anatomy) chin (bottom of the face)
- Synonym: mento
- each of the curved parts of the turquoise or other similar instruments
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
queixo