becho
Galician
Becho
Alternative forms
- bicho
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese bescha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbet͡ʃo̝/
Noun
becho m (plural bechos)
- bug
- Synonym: coco
- worm
- Synonyms: miñoca, verme
- (dated) hydrops
Derived terms
- bechoco
- herba do becho
- ter o becho
References
- “bescha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “besch” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “becho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “becho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bicho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.