breixo

== Galician == === Alternative forms === breijo (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *broccium. Perhaps an adaptation of Spanish brezo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾejʃo/ [ˈbɾej.ʃʊ] Rhymes: -ejʃo Hyphenation: brei‧xo === Noun === breixo m (plural breixos) heather, especially any of several shrub species in the genus Erica Synonyms: queiroa, torga, uz ==== Related terms ==== Bruicedo === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “breixo”, 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), “breixo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “breixo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN