buxón

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bouchon (“bundle of hemp or foliage, oakum”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.ˈʃoŋ/

Noun

buxón m (plural buxóns)

  1. cork, stopper, plug
    Synonym: rolla
  2. scupper hole (a drainage hole on the bilge of a boat)
    Synonym: cadoira
  3. lower edge of the chute (in a water mill)

Derived terms

References
  • “buxón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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