Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 18th century. From Late Latin suffragō (hough, ham), from sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (rump, hock, hindquarters), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (to break, crack, split). Catalan sofraja.

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Noun

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sofraxe f (plural sofraxes)

  1. (anatomy) hough, poplit, ham (the region back of the knee joint)
    Synonym: xoga
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      Deixame estàr à meu cabo
      layandome do meu mal,
      que abo fèllas farto teño;
      grasias a Deus, que mo dà!
      Dòncheme tànto as sofràxes
      ô Peito, è aínda màis,
      que de dia, nin de nòite
      eu nunca podo acougàr.
      Let me alone
      complaining about my sickness,
      which for sure I have more than enough;
      thanks God, who gives that to me!
      My houghs hurt so bad,
      and my chest, and more,
      that neither day or night
      I can settle down
  2. (animal anatomy) hock of a quadruped's hind leg
    Synonyms: bésta, corvellón, xoga

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