borraxe

Galician
Borraxe or soaxe

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *borragẽ, from Medieval Latin borāgīnem (“borage”). Cognate with Portuguese borragem and Spanish borraja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /boˈraʃe̝/

Noun

borraxe f (plural borraxes)

  1. borage (Borago officinalis)
    Synonym: soaxe

Derived terms
  • Borraxeira
  • Borraxeiros

References
  • “borrage” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “borraxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “borraxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “borraxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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