Etymology 1
15th century. Papa (“pap, porridge”) + -uxa.
Noun
papuxa f (plural papuxas)
- (usually in the plural, archaic) pap, porridge; poultice
1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 147:ponlle papuxas de farellos coytas en vinagre et con pouco de seuo- apply a poultice of bran boiled in vinegar, with some tallow
Etymology 2
15th century. Papo (“dewlap”) + -uxa.
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “papuxa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papuxa”, 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), “papuxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papuxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN