becho

Galician
Becho

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese bescha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin bēstia or Vulgar Latin bestula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbet͡ʃo̝/

Noun

becho m (plural bechos)

  1. bug
    Synonym: coco
  2. worm
    Synonyms: miñoca, verme
  3. (dated) hydrops

Derived terms
  • bechoco
  • herba do becho
  • ter o becho

References
  • “bescha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “besch” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “becho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “becho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “bicho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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