Egopods are animals whose legs resemble those of goats. Egópodo is also an old-fashioned word in botany; corresponds to a genus of plants of the apiaceae family.
These plants usually represent a torment for gardeners, since they spread over the land in which they are found.
When the leaves are still young, it can be used as a salad. Some types resemble the well-known “dandelions”, due to the size of their stem and the white of their leaves. The difference is that they do not fly when you blow them.
These last two are a perfect example of what a polysemic or multi-definition word is.
However, the story with this word does not stop there. It turns out that many people used or use it to refer to a person who is egotistical or with an excess of ego.
In the Mexican comedy series, Ludovico P. Luche, the protagonist's wife calls him an egopod, mistaking the term for an egomaniac.
Other meanings
This has made the word very difficult to define with the naked eye, since the various meanings create uncertainty about the existence of the word.
In Zaragoza, Spain, a very successful work of art was made. In this one he referred to an Egópod as an inner monster, which represented fear of himself and the fear of not being accepted by society.
It is not known how that conclusion was reached, but it could well be speculated that the goats' legs were associated with the physical figure that some place on the devil.
The word, if used today, is possibly wrong. It is somewhat complicated, taking into account that in order to know the real definition you have to search in a dictionary of the Complutense University of Madrid.
Pages as important as the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy), do not include the definition between their lines.
People, not being able to find it in conventional dictionaries, will think that it is a word created out of habit, or that it is simply an invention of society.
References
- "Egópodo" Defines. February 19, 2016. Accessed September 14, 2017.
- "PHOBOS, a particular vision of fears today" Aragonese Association of Art Critics. June 2012. Accessed September 14, 2017.
- «Great Classic Dictionary of the Spanish Language» Ramón Joaquín Domínguez. Madrid - 1846. Accessed September 14, 2017.
- "Egopodia" NatureGate. Retrieved on 2017 September 14.
- «Ludovico P. Luche» Wiki - The P. Luche family. Retrieved on 2017 September 14.