Attested since 1175 (meigu). FromOld Galician-Portuguese, fromLatinmagicus(“magical”), fromAncient Greekμαγικός(magikós). ComparePortuguesemeigo,Spanishmego.
- IPA(key): (standard)/ˈmejɡo/[ˈmej.ɣ̞ʊ]
- IPA(key): (gheada)/ˈmejħo/[ˈmej.ħʊ]
meigo (femininemeiga,masculine pluralmeigos,feminine pluralmeigas)
- bewitching,seductive
meigo m (pluralmeigos,femininemeiga,feminine pluralmeigas)
- awizard, awitch doctor
2013, David D. Vázquez Álvarez,Ninguén nace antetempo, Baía Edicións,page103:—as palabras domeigo unha vez máis non deixaban lugar a dúbidas—.- —once again, thewizard’s words left no room for doubt.
- a person who is believed to have made apact with thedevil
1991, Ramón Otero Pedrayo,A romaría de Xelmírez, Editorial Galaxia,page143:De aí xurdiu posteriormente a lenda de que fora unmeigo que fixera pauto co demo para obte-las sedes de Reims, Ravena e Roma.- From there, a legend later appeared stating that he was awarlock who made a pact with the devil in order to obtain the seats of Reims, Ravenna and Rome.
Some people make a distinction betweenmeigo(“someone who makes potions, herbal cures, enchantments, etc.”) andbruxo(“someone who has made a pact with the devil”).
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “meigo”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “meigo”, inDicionario 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), “meigo”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “meigo”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN
FromOld Galician-Portuguesemeigo, fromLatinmagicus(“magical”), fromAncient Greekμαγικός(magikós).Doublet ofmágico, a borrowing. Cf. alsoLeonesemeigo; compareGalicianmeigo,Spanishmego.
- (Brazil)IPA(key): /ˈme(j).ɡu/[ˈme(ɪ̯).ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil)IPA(key): /ˈme(j).ɡo/[ˈme(ɪ̯).ɡo]
meigo (femininemeiga,masculine pluralmeigos,feminine pluralmeigas,comparable,comparativemaismeigo,superlativeomaismeigoormeiguíssimo,diminutivemeiguinho)
- sweet,lovely
- Synonym:querido
- caring,gentle
- Synonyms:carinhoso,suave
Borrowed fromGalicianmeigo, fromOld Galician-Portuguesemeigo, fromLatinmagicus(“magical”), fromAncient Greekμαγικός(magikós). Compare alsomego.Doublet ofmágico.
meigo m (pluralmeigos)
- (NW Spain) a person who is believed to have made apact with thedevil
