portaxe

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Old French portage, from Late Latin portāticum. Doublet of portádego, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔɾˈta.ʃɪ]

Noun

portaxe f (plural portaxes)

1. (historical) tariff, customs, toll paid by goods
   • c. 1230, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 19:

     Iten se alguun extranyo uender mouro ou moura, de in portagen xij dñ

     Item, if a estranger sells a Moor man or woman, he shall pay, as toll, 12 denarii

   • 1347, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 205:

     Gonçalvo Nunez de Novoa de quen tiinna arrendada a portagen da dita ponte

     Gonzalvo Nunez de Novoa, of whom he had rented said bridge's toll

   Synonyms: arancel, portádego

Derived terms

• portaxeiro

Related terms

• porta
• portádego

References

• “portage” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “portage” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “portaxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “portaxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.