estoxo

Galician

Alternative forms

• estojo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300 (estojo). Probably a deverbal from estoxar, from Late Latin *studiare (“to keep”), from studium; alternatively borrowed from Old Occitan estug. Cognate with Portuguese estojo, Asturian estoyo, Spanish estuche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtoʃo/ [es̺ˈt̪o.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -oʃo
• Hyphenation: es‧to‧xo

Noun

estoxo m (plural estoxos)

1. case
2. box (compartment of an item of furniture)

   Synonyms: caixón, gabeta

3. compartment inside a chest or bin

Related terms

• estoxar

References

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