azougue

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθowɣe̝/, (western) /aˈsowɣe̝/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese açougue (13th century), from Arabic اَلسُّوق (as-sūq, “the market, the souq”), from Aramaic שוקא or ܫܘܩܐ (šūqā, “street, market”), from Akkadian 𒋻 (sūqu, “street”), from 𒊓𒀀𒆪 (sāqu, “narrow”). Cognate with Portuguese açougue, Spanish zoco and Maltese suq. Doublet of alcouce.

Noun

azougue m (plural azougues)

1. (archaic) market square
   • 1396, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El priorato benedictino de San Vicenzo de Pombeiro y su colección diplomática en la Edad Media, Sada / A Coruña: Ediciós do Castro, page 119:

     no açouge de Monforte

     in the marketplace of Monforte

Etymology 2

From Andalusian Arabic الزَّوْق (az-zawq, “the quicksilver”), from Arabic زَاؤُوق (zāʔūq, “quicksilver”).

Noun

azougue m (plural azougues)

1. (uncountable) mercury, quicksilver

   Synonym: mercurio

2. potion
3. (figurative) nervous, restless person

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “azougue”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “azoug”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “açoug”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “azougue”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “azougue”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “azougue”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzo(w).ɡi/ [aˈzo(ʊ̯).ɡi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzo(w).ɡi/ [aˈzo(ʊ̯).ɡi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzo(w).ɡe/ [aˈzo(ʊ̯).ɡe]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzo(w).ɡɨ/ [ɐˈzo(w).ɣɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzo(w).ɡɨ/ [ɐˈzo(w).ɣɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzow.ɡɨ/ [ɐˈzow.ɣɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzo.ɡɨ/ [ɐˈzo.ɣɨ]

• Hyphenation: a‧zou‧gue

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic الزَّوْق (az-zawq, “the quicksilver”), from Arabic زَاؤُوق (zāʔūq, “quicksilver”).

Noun

azougue m (plural azougues)

1. quicksilver (mercury)
2. (Madeira, Northeast Brazil) magnet

   Synonym: íman

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

azougue

1. inflection of azougar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative