pezoña

Galician

Alternative forms
  • pezoia, pozoña

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese poçõya (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *potionea, from Latin pōtio, pōtione-. Compare Portuguese peçonha, Spanish ponzoña, cf. also French poison.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈθoɲa̝/, (western) /peˈsoɲa̝/

Noun

pezoña f (plural pezoñas)

  1. poison, venom
    Synonym: veleno
  2. salamander
    Synonym: píntega
  3. (folklore) skin sickness caused by a a poisonous animal

Derived terms
  • herba da pezoña (“tansy”)

References
  • “poçoya” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “poçõy” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “poçoy” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “pezoña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “pezoña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pezoña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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