yezgo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yedgo, from Vulgar Latin (Celto-Latin) *educus, from Gaulish odocos (influenced by or crossed with Latin ebulum).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃesɡo/ [ˈʃez.ɣ̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒesɡo/ [ˈʒez.ɣ̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

yezgo m (plural yezgos)

  1. dwarf elder

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