breixo

Galician

Alternative forms

• breijo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *broccium. Perhaps an adaptation of Spanish brezo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾejʃo/ [ˈbɾej.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejʃo
• Hyphenation: brei‧xo

Noun

breixo m (plural breixos)

1. heather, especially any of several shrub species in the genus Erica

   Synonyms: queiroa, torga, uz

Related terms

• Bruicedo

References

• “breixo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “breixo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “breixo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.