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Galician

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Etymology

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A diminutive of Latin buxis (box), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, box), perhaps borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boeta f (plural boetas)

  1. poor box
    Synonyms: arqueta, peto
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “bujeta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos