zudre

Galician

Alternative forms

sudre, xurro, zurro

Etymology

Unknown, but probably from a substrate language;[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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθuðɾe̝/

Noun

zudre m (plural zudres)

liquid manure
Synonym: ludro
surface runoff
Sheep wool grease
Synonyms: ludro, peco

Derived terms

Sudreira
Sudrio
Sudrios
Sudros
Zudreiro

References

“zudre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“zudre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“zudre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“zurro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. churre.

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