formaxe

Galician

Etymology

From Old French formage, from Medieval Latin fōrmāticum, from Latin fōrma (“mould”). Compare obsolete Spanish formaje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈmaʃe̝/

Noun

formaxe m (plural formaxes)

1. cheese hoop
2. cheese

   Synonyms: fornello, queixo

References

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