lixoso

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From lixo.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /li.ˈʃo.zo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ˈʃo.zʊ/

Adjective

lixoso

1. dirty, unclean
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 225 (facsimile):

     el a coçar fillouſſe non catou al ſe ñ qñdo / lle ſayu per ſo a unlla aquel poçon tã lixoſo.

     he began scratching and didn’t see any other thing when under his nail went out that dirty venom.

2. filthy
3. morally unclean

Descendants

• Fala: lixiosu
• Galician: lixoso
• Portuguese: lixoso