txotx

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Interjection

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txotx

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

Noun

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txotx inan

  1. toothpick
  2. (in the plural) brushwood, small branches
  3. spigot
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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txotx anim

  1. (Souletin) a flock of around 60 sheep
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Further reading

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  • txotx”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • txotx”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005