buxeu

Galician

Alternative forms

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)

  1. butcher
    Synonyms: carniceiro, cortador
  2. executioner, hangman
    Synonym: verdugo

References
  • “buxeu” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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