Galician

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Etymology 1

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15th century. Papa (pap, porridge) +‎ -uxa.

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Noun

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papuxa f (plural papuxas)

  1. (usually in the plural, archaic) pap, porridge; poultice
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 147:
      ponlle papuxas de farellos coytas en vinagre et con pouco de seuo
      apply a poultice of bran boiled in vinegar, with some tallow

Etymology 2

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15th century. Papo (dewlap) +‎ -uxa.

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Noun

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papuxa f (plural papuxas)

  1. Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
  2. (informal) vulva
    Synonym: cona

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