zurro
See also: zurró
Galician
Etymology 1
Unknown, but probably from Paleo-Hispanic;[1] related to Portuguese enxurro and Portuguese enxurrada (“flash flood”), Portuguese surro (“dirt”), and Spanish churre (“grime”). Also related to several current places named Xudres and Zudres, in local Medieval Latin Scudris, Sudris and Xudris.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθuro̝/
Noun
zurro m (plural zurros)
- liquid manure
- surface runoff
- sheep wool grease
Synonyms
- ludre
Derived terms
- surrullar
- zurreira
References
- ^ 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
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zurro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zurro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zurro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xurro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
zurro
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zur.ro/
- Rhymes: -urro
- Hyphenation: zùr‧ro
Noun
zurro m (plural zurri)
Further reading
- zurro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzu.ʁu/ [ˈzu.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈzu.ʁu/ [ˈzu.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈzu.ʁo/ [ˈzu.ho]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈzu.ʁu/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from zurrar.
Noun
zurro m (plural zurros)
Etymology 2
Verb
zurro
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrar
Spanish
Verb
zurro