buxeo
Galician
Alternative forms
- buxeu
Etymology
From Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from Old French bouc (“goat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate with English butcher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈʃeo̝/, /buˈʃeo̯/
Noun
buxeo m (plural buxeos)
- butcher
- Synonyms: carniceiro, cortador
- executioner, hangman
- Synonym: verdugo
Related terms
- bocoi
References
- “buxeo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.