buzaco

Galician

Etymology

A derivative of Latin būteō (“buzzard”) + -aco.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈθako̝/, (western) /buˈsako̝/

Noun

buzaco m (plural buzacos)

  1. buzzard, common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    Synonyms: bexato, miñato
  2. razorbill (Alca torda)
    Synonym: arao romeiro
    Synonyms: bexato, miñato
  3. (derogatory) uncouth, unrefined

Derived terms
  • Buzaqueira

References
  • “buça” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “buzaco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “buzaco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “buzaco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “buçaco”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎, A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN
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