estoxo

Galician

Alternative forms

• estojo (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300 (estojo). Probably a deverbal from estoxar, from Late Latin *studiare (“to keep”), from studium; alternatively borrowed from Old Occitan estug. Cognate with Portuguese estojo, Asturian estoyo, Spanish estuche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtoʃo/ [es̺ˈt̪o.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -oʃo
• Hyphenation: es‧to‧xo

Noun

estoxo m (plural estoxos)

1. case
2. box (compartment of an item of furniture)

   Synonyms: caixón, gabeta

3. compartment inside a chest or bin

Related terms

• estoxar

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “estojo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “estojo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “estoxo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “estoxo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “estoxo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.