buxeu

Galician

Alternative forms

• buxeo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈʃɛw/, /buˈʃew/

Noun

buxeu m (plural buxeus)

1. butcher

   Synonyms: beche, carniceiro, cortador

2. executioner, hangman

   Synonym: verdugo

Related terms

• bocoi

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “buxeu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega