palpexo
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- palpejo (Reintegrationist)
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
palpexo m (plural palpexos)
- tiptoe
- 1891, Heraclio Pérez Placer, Contos, lendas e tradicións, page 63:
- saíndo dun portal foi nos palpexos dos pés tras dil e tapandolle por tras os ollos berroulle desfigurand'a voz — ¿quen son, quen son?
- getting out of a hall she went on her tiptoes after him and, covering his eyes from the back, she shouted while distorting her voice: «Who am I? Who am I?»
Etymology 2[edit]
Deverbal from palpexar (“to beat, throb”).
Noun[edit]
palpexo m (plural palpexos)