sofraxe

== Galician == === Alternative forms === sofragem (reintegrationist) fraxa, ofraxe, sufraxe, xofraxe, ufraxe === Etymology === Attested since the 18th century. From Late Latin suffragō (“hough, ham”), from sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Catalan sofraja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sʊˈfɾaʃɪ] === Noun === sofraxe f (plural sofraxes) (anatomy) hough, poplit, ham (the region back of the knee joint) Synonym: xoga (animal anatomy) hock of a quadruped's hind leg Synonyms: bésta, corvellón, xoga === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sofraxe”, 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), “sofraxe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sofraxe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “sofraxe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026