freixó
Galician
Filloas or freixós
Filloas or freixós
Etymology 1
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese feijoo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from *frigiolo (compare frixir (“to fry”)). Cognate with Asturian frixuelu.
Alternative forms
- cereixolo, feixó, fereixó
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/
Noun
freixó m (plural freixós)
- (cooking) A traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone. Similar to a crepe.
- Synonym: filloa
- pancake
Etymology 2
From feixón (“bean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/
Noun
freixó m (plural freixós)
- earthnut (tuber of Conopodium majus)
References
- “feijoo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “feijoo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “freixó” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “freixó” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “freixó” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.