buxeo

Galician

Alternative forms

• buxeu

Etymology

From Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from Old French bouc (“goat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate with English butcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈʃeo̝/, /buˈʃeo̯/

Noun

buxeo m (plural buxeos, feminine buxea, feminine plural buxeas)

1. butcher

   Synonyms: carniceiro, cortador

2. executioner, hangman

   Synonym: verdugo

Related terms

• bocoi

References

• “buxeo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.