noun, masculine/keˈxiɡo/plural: quejigos
Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea); a small oak, or one that is not fully grown
Synonyms: carvallo, rebollo
Alteration of earlier cajigo, from Asturian caxigu (“oak”), from Proto-Celtic *kassiku (compare Aragonese caixico), from *kass- (“twisted, gnarled”) (compare Irish cas (“to twist”)); akin to French chêne (“oak”).