trouxa

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Old French trousse (“pack”) or either directly from a local derivative of Vulgar Latin *torsāre, from *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Cognate with Portuguese trouxa, Spanish troja, French trousse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɾowʃɐ]

Noun

trouxa f (plural trouxas)

  1. bundle, pack
    Synonyms: fardel, fardo
    • 1920, Rogelio Rivero, Cóchegas, page 8:
      ¡Fillo da ialma! Vé-lo aí vai, coa súa trouxa ó lombo, descalzo de pé e perna, sin unha mala vergasta con que desviá-los cans que lle poidan saír a ladrar o camiño.
      Poor son! There you have him, with his bundle on his shoulder, bare on feet and legs, with not a bad rod to divert the dogs that could come to bark on his way
  2. trousseau
    Synonym: enxoval
  3. cushion used to protect the shoulders or back when carrying loads
    Synonym: mulida

References
  • “trouxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “trouxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “trouxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “trouxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • troixa

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/ [ˈtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃa/ [ˈtɾo(ʊ̯).ʃa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾo(w).ʃɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾow.ʃɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾo.ʃɐ/

  • Hyphenation: trou‧xa

Noun

trouxa f (plural trouxas)

  1. bundle of clothes etc
  2. (informal) fool; stupid or gullible person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
  3. (Brazil) Muggle
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