chantaxe
Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin plataginem (“plantain”).
Chantaxe ("plantain")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃanˈtaʃe̝/
Noun
chantaxe m (plural chantaxes)
- plantain (Plantago major)
- Synonyms: correola, lingua de vaca
Etymology 2
From French chantage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃanˈtaʃe̝/
Noun
chantaxe f (plural chantaxes)
- blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage)
Derived terms
- chantaxear
- chantaxista
Related terms
- extorsión
References
- “chantaxe” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “chantaxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chantaxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chantaxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.