sofraxe

Galician

Alternative forms

• sofragem (reintegrationist)
• fraxa, ofraxe, sufraxe, xofraxe, ufraxe

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From Late Latin suffragō (“hough, ham”), from sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Catalan sofraja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʊˈfɾaʃɪ]

Noun

sofraxe f (plural sofraxes)

1. (anatomy) hough, poplit, ham (the region back of the knee joint)

   Synonym: xoga

   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Deixame estàr à meu cabo
     layandome do meu mal,
     que abo fèllas farto teño;
     grasias a Deus, que mo dà!
     Dòncheme tànto as sofràxes
     ô Peito, è aínda màis,
     que de dia, nin de nòite
     eu nunca podo acougàr.

     Let me alone
     complaining about my sickness,
     which for sure I have more than enough;
     thanks God, who gives that to me!
     My houghs hurt so bad,
     and my chest, and more,
     that neither day or night
     I can settle down

2. (animal anatomy) hock of a quadruped's hind leg

   Synonyms: bésta, corvellón, xoga

References

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