pezuño

Galician

Alternative forms

bescuño, pescunllo, pezuncho, pezunllo, presullo, presunllo, presuño, puxuño

Etymology

From Latin pedis ungula (literally “nail of the foot”). Compare Portuguese pezunho, Spanish pezuña

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛˈθuɲo̝/, (western) /pɛˈsuɲo̝/

Noun

pezuño m (plural pezuños)

hoof
foot of pigs, cows

References

“pezuño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“pezuño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pezuño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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