raxo

Galician

Alternative forms

• rajo (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin radius (“ray, rod, spoke”). Doublet of raio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraʃo/ [ˈra̠.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -aʃo
• Hyphenation: ra‧xo

Noun

raxo m (plural raxos)

1. (cooking) pork loin or fillet

   Hoxe temos raxo con patacas.

   Today we have pork loin with French fries / chips.

2. tentacle
3. (dated) lightning

   Mal raxo te parta!

   (I wish that) a bad lightning will cleave you!

4. a soil layer of different color and composition that the ground

Derived terms

• raxaría

Related terms

• raeiro
• raxado
• raxeira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “raxo”, 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), “raxo (do porco)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “raxo (brazo do polbo)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raxo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN