argazo

Galician

A carreta de argazo ("the cart of seaweed"), by Serafín Avendaño

Alternative forms

algazo

Etymology

Blend of sargazo +‎ alga, perhaps;[1] then ultimately probably from Latin salicastrum. Doublet of chaguazo and cognate with Portuguese sargaço.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aɾɡaθʊ], (western) [aɾɡasʊ]

Noun

argazo m (plural argazos)

dead seaweeds which are used as fertilizer
Synonym: valume

References

“argazo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“argazo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“argazo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “jaguarzo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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