treixa

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Ultimately perhaps from Proto-Celtic *trexsos, from Proto-Indo-European *treg- (“strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɾejʃɐ]

Noun

treixa f (plural treixas)

1. long and strong rope used to secure the load of a cart

   Synonyms: adival, cabestro, liame, luria, rello, sedeño, trela

Derived terms

• atreixar

References

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