becho

Galician

Becho

Alternative forms

• bicho

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbet͡ʃo/ [ˈbe.t͡ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Hyphenation: be‧cho

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 2006–2022.
• “besch” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “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.