queixu

Fala

Alternative forms

• queixhu (Lagarteiru, Mañegu)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese queijo (compare Portuguese queijo), from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwat- (“to ferment, become sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ʃu/
• Rhymes: -ei̯ʃu
• Syllabification: quei‧xu

Noun

queixu m (plural queixus)

1. (Valverdeñu) cheese (dairy product)

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN