rabuxa

Galician

Alternative forms

• rebinxe, rebixa, rebixe

Etymology

From Latin rōbīgīnem (“mildew, rust”), attracted, because of folk etymology, to rabo (“tail”). Cognate with Portuguese rabugem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈbuʃa/ [raˈβ̞u.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -uʃa
• Hyphenation: ra‧bu‧xa

Noun

rabuxa f (plural rabuxas)

1. murrain
2. cat sickness or murrain which supposedly affected mostly the tail
3. (figurative) rage; mood (bad mood)
   • 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:

     Por mor de certa rabuxa
     pelengrinei por Europa
     marexaba vento en popa
     pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
     xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
     ando feito un sapo cuncho
     volvome ao patrio corruncho

     Because of certain rage
     I pilgrimaged along Europe
     I was sailing with tailwind
     but I said to myself, geez!
     I've already seen the owl's tail
     and I'm look like a tortoise
     I'm getting back to the fatherland's corner

Derived terms

• rabuxento
• rebixir
• rebixoso

References

• “rabuxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “rabuxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rabuxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.