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