caramuxo

Galician

caramuxos, lapas, mexillóns, and arneiros

Alternative forms

• caramujo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Unknown; probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Compare Portuguese caramujo and Spanish escaramujo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾaˈmuʃo/ [kɑ.ɾaˈmu.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -uʃo
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧mu‧xo

Noun

caramuxo m (plural caramuxos)

1. (mollusk) periwinkle

   Synonyms: bígaro, caramecha, mincha

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “caramujo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “caramu”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caramuxo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caramuxo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caramuxo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN