buzaco

Galician

Etymology

A derivative of Latin būteō (“buzzard”) -aco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈθako̝/, (western) /buˈsako̝/

Noun

buzaco m (plural buzacos)

1. buzzard, common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

   Synonyms: bexato, miñato

2. razorbill (Alca torda)

   Synonym: arao romeiro

   Synonyms: bexato, miñato

3. (derogatory) uncouth, unrefined

Derived terms

• Buzaqueira

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “buça”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “buzaco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “buzaco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “buzaco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN