breixo

Galician

Alternative forms

• breijo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *broccium. Perhaps an adaptation of Spanish brezo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾejʃo/ [ˈbɾej.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejʃo
• Hyphenation: brei‧xo

Noun

breixo m (plural breixos)

1. heather, especially any of several shrub species in the genus Erica

   Synonyms: queiroa, torga, uz

Related terms

• Bruicedo

References

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