pezoia

Galician

Alternative forms

• pezoña, pozoña

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poçõya (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtio, pōtione-. Compare Portuguese peçonha, Spanish ponzoña, cf. also French poison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈθoja̝/, (western) /peˈsoja̝/

Noun

pezoia f (plural pezoias)

1. poison, venom

   Synonym: veleno

2. (folklore) skin sickness caused by a poisonous animal

References

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