xurdio

Galician
E tras de xurdia loita os homes de Brigantia reconqueriron o Santo Grial ceibe e grorioso ("And after the most notable struggle [fight], the men of Brigantium reconquered the Holy Grail, free and glorious"), circa 1922, by Camilo Díaz Baliño

Etymology

Probably from xurdir (“to surge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃuɾðjʊ]

Adjective

xurdio (feminine xurdia, masculine plural xurdios, feminine plural xurdias)

  1. (regional, literary) superlative, superb; most excellent

References
  • “xurdio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “xurdio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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