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teixo.

yew

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtejʃo/[ˈt̪ej.ʃʊ]
  1. yew

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin taxus, from Scythian.

noun/ˈtejʃo/[ˈt̪ej.ʃʊ]
  1. badger

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From late Vulgar Latin taxus (“badger”), from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (“badger”) or either from Proto-Celtic *taskos (“badger”).

adj/ˈtejʃo/[ˈt̪ej.ʃʊ]
  1. dark brown to reddish yellow (applied to cows and other animals)

  2. severe, unsociable

Where this word comes from

From late Vulgar Latin taxus (“badger”), from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (“badger”) or either from Proto-Celtic *taskos (“badger”).

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