quejigo
Spanish
Quejigo (Quercus faginea)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of earlier cajigo, from Asturian caxigu (“oak”), from Hispano-Celtic *cassicu (compare Aragonese caixico), from *cass- (“twisted, gnarled”) (compare Irish cas (“to twist”)); akin to French chêne (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈxi.ɣo/
- Rhymes: -iɣo
Noun
quejigo m (plural quejigos)
- Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea)
- A small oak, or one that is not fully grown.
Related terms
References
- “quejigo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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