orxo

See also: órxo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese orjo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin hordeum (barley).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoɾʃo̝/, /ˈɔɾʃo̝/

Noun

orxo m (plural orxos)

  1. barley
    Synonym: cebada
    • 1331, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 542:
      de quanto centeo e auea e orjo labraren en ese Regengo ha de auer o arcobispo ou seu mayordomo a meadad despois que os labradores tomaren o seu dereito
      of all the rye, oat and barley that they would grow in this crown's possession, the archbishop or his steward must have half of it, after the laborers have taken their parts

Derived terms

  • Orxeira (place name)
  • Orxeiro (place name)
  • Orxais (place name)
  • Orxal (place name)
  • Orxás (place name)
  • orxal

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