peyxe

peyxe

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pexe, peixe

Etymology

Inherited from Latin piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpej.ʃe/

Noun

peyxe m

1. fish
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 369 (facsimile):

     e pois lauou aq(ue)l peyxe

     Then, she cleaned that fish

Descendants

• Galician: peixe
• Portuguese: peixe
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: pis
  • Kabuverdianu: pexi