Galician

Noun

seixo m ‎(plural seixos)

1. pebble
2. quartz

Synonyms

• (quartz): cuarzo

Portuguese

seixos

Alternative forms

• seyxo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin saxum ‎(“a stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ʃu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.ʃo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.ʃu/, /ˈsej.ʃu/
• Hyphenation: sei‧xo
• Homophone: Seixo

Noun

seixo m (plural seixos)

1. pebble (small stone)
2. (geology, Wentworth scale) pebble (particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter)

Synonyms

• (small stone): calhau, cascalho, pedregulho, pedrinha

Coordinate terms

• (pebble in the Wentworth scale): argila, silte, areia, grânulo, bloco/calhau, matacão

Derived terms

• seixo rolado

Related terms

• seixa
• seixada
• seixal
• seixeira
• seixoso