zurreira

Galician

Alternative forms

xurreira

Etymology

Obscure; either from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, if derived from zurro,[1] or onomatopoeic if related to chorro.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θuˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

zurreira f (plural zurreiras)

drainage

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “churre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “chorro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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