brúo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century (as bruyo). Back-formation from bruar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾu.o̝/

Noun

brúo m (plural brúos)

  1. bellow (the deep roar of a bull or any other large animal)
    • c1350', K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 23:
      Pero o esforçado Jason nõ sentio aqueles fogos, nẽ os bruyos dos touros que tam fortes erã
      But the courageous Jason didn't felt those fires, nor the bellows of the bulls no matter how strong they were
    Synonyms: brúa, bruído
  2. howl (of the wind)

References
  • “bruy” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “brúo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “brúo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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