canexa
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from can (“dog”) + -exa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈneʃa̝/
Noun
canexa f (plural canexas)
- spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
- Synonym: melga
- nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
- Synonym: patarroxa
- small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
- Synonym: melgacho
References
- “canexa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “canexa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “canexa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.