loitador

Galician

Alternative forms

  • aloitador

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese luytador (attested circa 1300), from Latin luctator, "wrestler". By surface analysis, loita +‎ -dor. Cognate with Portuguese lutador and Spanish luchador.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lojtaˈðoɾ/

Noun

loitador m (plural loitadores)

  1. fighter, wrestler
  2. a person who wrestles horses during the rapa das bestas

Adjective

loitador (feminine loitadora, masculine plural loitadores, feminine plural loitadoras)

  1. brave, bold

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