enxoito

Galician

Alternative forms

• enxuito

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixuito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin exsūctus, past participle of exsūgō, from ex- (“out of”) and sūgō (“to suck”). Cognate of Portuguese enxuto, Asturian ensuchu, Spanish enjuto, Catalan eixut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [enˈʃojtʊ]

Adjective

enxoito (feminine enxoita, masculine plural enxoitos, feminine plural enxoitas)

1. dry
   • 1280, Miguel Romaní (ed.), Colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, p. 1090:

     enpreguntado en qual mes era, et disso que era en dezenbro, XV dias ante dia de santa Maria d'avento, sabado; enpreguntado se chovia se fassia enxouto et disso que enxoyto

     asked what month it was [when that happened], he said that it was December, 15 days before Saint Mary of Advent, Saturday; asked if it was raining or not, he said that if was dry

   • 1881, Juan Antonio Saco y Arce, Literatura popular de Galicia:

     Non se collen troitas con bragas enxoitas. (proverb)

     You can't catch trout with dry pants

2. skinny
   • 1888, anonymous author, A Fuliada, number 19:

     Eravos un esquirbano longo, enxoit'e moi osudo, que vistía de chaqueta marel'e de pano burdo

     He was a tall clerk, skinny and bony, who wore a yellow jacket of coarse cloth

Participle

enxoito (feminine enxoita, masculine plural enxoitos, feminine plural enxoitas)

1. (irregular) past participle of enxugar

References

• “enxoito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “enxoyt” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “enxoito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “enxoito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “enxoito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.