xurreira

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuˈrejɾa̝/

Noun

xurreira f (plural xurreiras)

  1. drainage
  2. surface runoff

References

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