Galician

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Etymology 1

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Attested since the 14th century (buzio). Probably related to Old French boisse, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bostā (palm of the hand). Compare English bushel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuθjo̝/, (western) /ˈbusjo̝/

Noun

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bucio m (plural bucios)

  1. (historical) a dry measure containing six ferrados
    • 1390, Mª Luz Méndez Fernández (ed.), Contribución ó estudio dun libro das Tenzas da Catedral de Santiago. Edición crítica e estudio dos folios 1 a 27. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, page 51:
      en Heruidij́ns ẽno val de Mij̃ns, quatro cassares et suýan dar de cada cassal seys sesteyros de pã et por cada sesteyro dauã vijnte buzios de pan et soldos çinque leoneses por colleyta et oyto gallinas
      in Ervedíns, in the valley of Mins, four farms which used to give, each farm, six sixths of grain, each sixth twenty bucios, and five Leonese solidi at the harvest and eight hens

Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin būcinum. Cognate with Portuguese búzio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuθjo̝/, (western) /ˈbusjo̝/

Noun

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bucio m (plural bucios)

  1. conch
    Synonyms: buguina, carlou
  2. diver
    Synonym: mergullador
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Etymology 3

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Adjective

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bucio (feminine bucia, masculine plural bucios, feminine plural bucias)

  1. Alternative form of mucio

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