visgo
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese visco, from Latin viscum.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -isɡo
- Rhymes: -isħo
- Hyphenation: vis‧go
Noun
visgo m (plural visgos)
References
- “visgo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “visgo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “visgo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese visco, from Latin viscum.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈviz.ɡu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈviz.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈviʒ.ɡu/ [ˈviʒ.ɣu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbiʒ.ɡu/ [ˈbiʒ.ɣu]
Noun
visgo m (plural visgos)
- (uncountable) viscosity (state of being viscous)
- Synonym: viscosidade
- any viscous substance secreted by or extracted from plants
- mistletoe (any of several evergreen plants that grow on trees)
- Synonym: erva-de-passarinho
Further reading
- “visgo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “visgo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026