ferruxe

Galician

Ferruxe

Alternative forms

  • furruxe

Etymology

15th century. From Latin ferrūginem (iron rust). Cognate with Portuguese ferrugem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈruʃe̝/

Noun

ferruxe f (plural ferruxes)

  1. iron rust
    • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 117:
      Para esto val a ferruien mesturada con sal et con azeyte.
      For this is useful the iron rust admixed with salt and olive oil
  2. stem rust (Puccinia graminis)

Derived terms

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hierro.
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