teixugo

Galician
teixugo

Etymology

Probably from Gothic *𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌿𐌺𐍃 (*þahsuks), diminutive of *𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌿𐍃 (*þahsus), from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European *teḱs-, *teḱ- (“to weave, braid, add, establish, construct”). Cognate with Portuguese texugo and dialectal Spanish tasugo.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tejˈʃuɣo̝/

Noun

teixugo m (plural teixugos)

  1. badger

Adjective

teixugo m or f (plural teixugos)

  1. (figuratively) brave, strong

Derived terms
  • teixugueira
  • Teixugueiras

References
  • “teyxug” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “teixugo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “teixugo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “teixugo” 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. tejón.
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