mexo

See also: mexó

Asturian

Verb

mexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mexar

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from mexar (“to piss”). Compare Portuguese mijo and Spanish meo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeʃo̝/

Noun

mexo m (plural mexos)

1. (mildly vulgar) piss, urine
   • 2020, Malandrómeda, Galician Edi Murfi [song]:

     convertín o viño en mexo;
     non veño do medio do crucifixo
     pero montei algún cristo.

     I turned wine into piss;
     I don't come from the middle of the crucifix
     But I made some scenes.

   Synonyms: ouriños, urina

Derived terms

• mexeira

Related terms

• mexada
• mexar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mexo”, 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), “mexo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mexo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

mexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mexar
2. first-person singular present indicative of mexer

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ(j).ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ(j).ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ʃu/

• Hyphenation: me‧xo

Verb

mexo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mexer