engo

See also: ENGO

Galician

Etymology

From local Vulgar Latin *educus, probably from Hispano-Celtic *ĕdŭcos (compare Gaulish *oducos, Latin ebulum and English elder). Cognate of Portuguese engos and of Spanish yezgo (“dwarf elder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋɡo̝/

Noun

engo m (plural engos)

dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus)

Synonyms

sabugueiriño

References

“engo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. yezgo.

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