requeixo

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈkejʃo̝/

Etymology 1

From re- + queixo (cheese).

Noun

requeixo m (plural requeixos)

  1. cottage cheese

Etymology 2

From local Late Latin recasio, probably from re- + *capseum, from capsa (box).[1]

Noun

requeixo m (plural requeixos)

  1. cornered place
    • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 258:
      Et fogiu Caçim cõ esses berberis et meterõse en hũu requeixo da çidade
      And then Caçim fled with that Berbers and they went into a corner of the city
  2. corner, inside the kitchen, used for storing the firewood
Derived terms
  • requeixar
  • Requeixo

References

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