guizo

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic or from a Germanic language:[1] compare English whisk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (“bundle”). Cognate with Portuguese guiço and Spanish guizque (“sting”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiθo̝/, (western) /ˈɡiso̝/

Noun

guizo m (plural guizos)

  1. twig; splinter; small bundle

Derived terms

References
  • “esguiçar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “guizo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “guizo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “guizo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. guizque.

Portuguese
guizo

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

guizo m (plural guizos)

  1. jingle bell
  2. rattle

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • guizalhar
  • guizalho
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