cregaxe

Galician

Alternative forms

• cregagem (reintegrationist)
• cregage

Etymology

From crego (“clergyman”) +‎ -axe (“-age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾɛˈɣaʃe̝/

Noun

cregaxe f (plural cregaxes)

1. (mildly derogatory) clergy

Related terms

• crego

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cregaxe”, 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), “cregaxe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cregaxe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN