chantaxe

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃanˈtaʃe/ [t͡ʃan̪ˈt̪a̠.ʃɪ]
• Rhymes: -aʃe
• Hyphenation: chan‧ta‧xe

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin plataginem (“plantain”).

Chantaxe ("plantain")

Noun

chantaxe m (plural chantaxes)

1. plantain (Plantago major)

   Synonyms: correola, lingua de vaca

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French chantage.

Noun

chantaxe f (plural chantaxes)

1. blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage)

Derived terms

• chantaxear
• chantaxista

 

Related terms

• extorsión

 

References

• “chantaxe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chantaxe”, 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), “chantaxe (planta)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chantaxe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN