xerra

See also: Xerra

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from xerrar

Noun

xerra f (plural xerres)

  1. chat
    • 2000, Josep Vallverdú, Desmudat i a les golfes:
      El nen es trobava com el peix a l'aigua jugant i xerrant al carrer de les Cacasses, però també escoltant la xerra dels veïns i veïnes, aprenent els girs i la particular fonètica, bon tros xipella, d'aquells pobles de la vall del Corb.
      The boy found himself like a fish playing in the water and chatting in Cacasses Street, but also listening to the chat of the neighbours, learning the turns of phrase and the particular phonetics, a good bit local dialect, of those towns of the Corb valley.
Usage notes

Used chiefly in the expression moure xerra (“to have a chat”).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

xerra

  1. inflection of xerrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since 1432 (jarra). From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthern receptacle”), cognate with Spanish and Portuguese jarra, Catalan gerra, French jarre, Italian giara and English jar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛrɐ]

Noun

xerra f (plural xerras)

  1. jar (an earthenware container with one or more handles for holding water, wine, etc)
    • 1432, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 66:
      o dito Pero Qrun trouxera e metera byno en jarras de sobre mar este dito año despois do tempo acostumado polo dito Conçello que lle fosen logo tornar o tal byno a jarras e lle quebrantasen as ditas jarras e o tirasen o tal byno polo tarreo
      said Pedro Cru has brought wine in jars over the sea to this town this year, beyond the usual time as established by the council; that this wine must be retuned to the jars and said jars must be broken and said wine poured on the ground
  2. jug, pitcher

Derived terms

References

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