txotx

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃot͡ʃ/ [t͡ʃot͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -otʃ
  • Hyphenation: txotx

Etymology 1

A variant of zotz (toothpick, spigot) with expressive palatalization.

Interjection

txotx

  1. Used to announce that the barrel in which cider is kept is about to be opened.

Noun

txotx inan

  1. toothpick
  2. (in the plural) brushwood, small branches
  3. spigot
Declension
Derived terms
  • txotxean eduki (to keep in a barrel)
  • txotxean izan (to keep in a barrel)
  • txotxetik edan (to drink straight from the barrel)
  • txotxetik hartu (to drink straight from the barrel)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

txotx anim

  1. (Souletin) a flock of around 60 sheep
Declension

Further reading

  • "txotx" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • txotx” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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