xeno

See also: xenó, xeno-, and xéno-

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ (“offspring”), through a local substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeno̝/

Noun

xeno m (plural xenos)

1. (cooking) secondary sprout of a cabbage, produced after the head is collected

   Synonyms: brotón, xermolo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xeno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “xeno”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xeno”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

xeno

1. first-person singular present indicative of xenar

Italian

Chemical element
Xe
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈksɛ.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Hyphenation: xè‧no

Noun

xeno m (plural xeni)

1. (chemistry) xenon

Latin

Noun

xenō

1. dative/ablative singular of xenon

Old Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plēnus. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese chẽo, Old Spanish lleno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.no(u)/, /ˈçe.no(u)/

Adjective

xeno

1. (Leon) full
   • 1245, document from Sahagún

     Payares xenos de paya menuda.

     Haylofts full of chaff.

Descendants

• Leonese: chenu, chen
• Mirandese: cheno