pezoia
Galician
Alternative forms
- pezoña, 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): /peˈθoja̝/, (western) /peˈsoja̝/
Noun
pezoia f (plural pezoias)
- poison, venom
- Synonym: veleno
- (folklore) skin sickness caused by a a poisonous animal
References
- “pezoia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.