zurro

See also: zurró

Galician

Alternative forms

zudre
xurro

Etymology

Unknown, but probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia;[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): /ˈθuro̝/

Noun

zurro m (plural zurros)

liquid manure
surface runoff
Sheep wool grease

Synonyms

ludre

Derived terms

surrullar
zurreira

References

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

Portuguese

Noun

zurro m (plural zurros)

bray (the cry of a donkey)

Synonyms

ornejo

Verb

zurro

first-person singular (eu) present indicative of zurrar

Spanish

Verb

zurro

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of zurrir.

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