buxeo
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from Old French bouc (“goat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate with English butcher.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbuxeo m (plural buxeos, feminine buxea, feminine plural buxeas)
- butcher
- Synonyms: carniceiro, cortador
- executioner, hangman
- Synonym: verdugo
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “buxeo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega