coxote

Galician

Alternative forms

• conxote, cuxote

Etymology

Attested since 1361. From coxa (“thigh”) +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈʃɔtɪ]

Noun

coxote m (plural coxotes)

1. (anatomy) thigh, the upper leg

   Synonyms: coxa, coxigón, perna

2. (historical) tasset, tasse
   • 1361, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 92:

     et huun lorigom, por que me dauan oyto centos moravedís et huuns coxotes e huas caneleyras, quer çento e quareenta moravedís

     and a chain mail, valued in 800 maravedis, and a pair of tassets and of greaves, 140 maravedis

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “coxote”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “coxote”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coxote”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coxote”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coxote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuxote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN