xurreira

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Obscure; either from Paleo-Hispanic, if derived from xurro,[1] or onomatopoeic if related to chorro.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

xurreira f (plural xurreiras)

  1. drainage
  2. surface runoff

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “churre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “chorro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos