cavaxe

Galician

Alternative forms

• cavagem (reintegrationist)
• cavage

Etymology

From cavar (“to hoe, dig”) +‎ -axe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈβaʃe̝/

Noun

cavaxe f (plural cavaxes)

1. land worked for the first time after being left fallow for years

   Synonyms: noval, senra

Related terms

• cavar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cavaxe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega