freixó

Galician
Filloas or freixós
Filloas or freixós

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese feijoo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from *frigiolo (compare frixir (“to fry”)). Cognate with Asturian frixuelu.

Alternative forms
  • cereixolo, feixó, fereixó

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/

Noun

freixó m (plural freixós)

  1. (cooking) a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crepe
    Synonym: filloa
  2. pancake

Etymology 2

From feixón (“bean”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾejˈʃɔ/

Noun

freixó m (plural freixós)

  1. earthnut (tuber of Conopodium majus)

References
  • “feijoo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “feijoo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “freixó” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “freixó” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “freixó” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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