peyxe

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

pexe, peixe

Etymology

From Latin piscis, piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysḱ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpej.ʃe/

Noun

peyxe m

fish
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 369 (facsimile):
  e pois lauou aq(ue)l peyxe
  Then, she cleaned that fish

Descendants

Galician: peixe
Portuguese: peixe
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: pis
- Kabuverdianu: pexi

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