facedeiro

facedeiro (feminine facedeira, masculine plural facedeiros, feminine plural facedeiras)

facedeira (feminine)
facedeiros (masculine plural)
facedeiras (feminine plural)


baldreo

gl-adj

baldreo (feminine baldrea, masculine plural baldreos, feminine plural baldreas)

baldrea (feminine)
baldreos (masculine plural)
baldreas (feminine plural)

Probably ultimately derived from Old French baldrei, baudré, "belt; girdle" (compare French baudrier), of unknown origin.

unk

unknown


escarallado

gl-adj

escarallado (feminine escarallada, masculine plural escarallados, feminine plural escaralladas)

escarallada (feminine)
escarallados (masculine plural)
escaralladas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from escarallar, from es- (“ex-”) + carallo (“penis”).


derreado

derreado (feminine derreada, masculine plural derreados, feminine plural derreadas)

derreada (feminine)
derreados (masculine plural)
derreadas (feminine plural)

O coxo e máis o manco e máis o corcovado foron á casa do tolleito a falar co derreado. (folk song)

The lame, the one-handed and the hunchbacked ones went to the crippled one's house to speak with the humped one.


valedeiro

valedeiro (feminine valedeira, masculine plural valedeiros, feminine plural valedeiras)

valedeira (feminine)
valedeiros (masculine plural)
valedeiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the 13th century. From válido + -eiro (compare Spanish valedero)

Se os desexos fosen valedeiros, os viláns serían cabaleiros (proverb)

If the desires were to be valid, villains would be knights

esta deyxo por miña manda e testamento, última e postrimeyra vontade, valedeyra para senpre

1519, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 222:

this [deed] I left as my legacy and testament, last and ultimate will, valid forever


gallofeiro

gallofeiro (feminine gallofeira, masculine plural gallofeiros, feminine plural gallofeiras)

gallofeira (feminine)
gallofeiros (masculine plural)
gallofeiras (feminine plural)

[ɡaʎɔˈfejɾʊ]

Attested since 1812. From gallofa (“feast; free meal”) + -eiro


ben mantido

ben mantido (feminine ben mantida, masculine plural ben mantidos, feminine plural ben mantidas)

ben mantida (feminine)
ben mantidos (masculine plural)
ben mantidas (feminine plural)

From ben (“well”) and mantido (“maintained”).

Axuntaronse os pais da Províncea, repoludos, grosos e ben mantidos ó parecer, máis ledos qu'os mozos nas trulladas, e máis falangueiros qu'unha rapaza de dazasete anos

1877, anonymous author, O tio Marcos da Portela, number 29:

the fathers of the Province meet, plump, thick and well-fed, apparently happier than young men at a feast, and chattier than a seventeen years old girl


repoludo

repoludo (feminine repoluda, masculine plural repoludos, feminine plural repoludas)

repoluda (feminine)
repoludos (masculine plural)
repoludas (feminine plural)


cuberto

cuberto (feminine cuberta, masculine plural cubertos, feminine plural cubertas)

cuberta (feminine)
cubertos (masculine plural)
cubertas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese coberto, cuberto (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin coopertus. Cognate with Portuguese coberto and Spanish cubierto.

hũu liuro apocalisy scripto en purgameo e cuberto de cuberturas de táuõas cubertas de coyro uermello con pregos grandes, o qual liuro era scripto em bõa létera formada e con pinturas

1396, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 138:

a book of Revelation written on parchment and covered with covers made of boards covered with red leather, with large sheets, and the mentioned book is written with good well formed letter and with paintings


fúnxico

fúnxico (feminine fúnxica, masculine plural fúnxicos, feminine plural fúnxicas)

fúnxica (feminine)
fúnxicos (masculine plural)
fúnxicas (feminine plural)


antifúnxico

antifúnxico (feminine antifúnxica, masculine plural antifúnxicos, feminine plural antifúnxicas)

antifúnxica (feminine)
antifúnxicos (masculine plural)
antifúnxicas (feminine plural)


ovelheiro

ovelheira (feminine)
ovelheiros (masculine plural)
ovelheiras (feminine plural)


innegociábel

innegociábel m or f (plural innegociábeis)


inintelixible

inintelixible m or f (plural inintelixibles)


inintelixíbel

inintelixíbel m or f (plural inintelixíbeis)


incomprensíbel

incomprensíbel m or f (plural incomprensíbeis)


malfadado

malfadado (feminine malfadada, masculine plural malfadados, feminine plural malfadadas)

malfadada (feminine)
malfadados (masculine plural)
malfadadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese malfadado (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), "ill-fated". Compare with Spanish malhadado.

Et uós, donas et donzelas catiuas et malfadadas, ¿que faredes?, que maas nouas oyredes dos uossos maridos et amjgos; ca, ssen falla, todos serã mortos.

1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 262:

And what will you, pitiful and unlucky ladies and maidens, do? What bad news you'll hear about your husbands and friends? because, there is no doubt, all of them will be dead

having a bad fate; ill-fated, disgraced, unlucky


perralleiro

perralleiro (feminine perralleira, masculine plural perralleiros, feminine plural perralleiras)

perralleira (feminine)
perralleiros (masculine plural)
perralleiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the late 20th century. Unknown origin. Perhaps a portmanteau word or trapalleiro (“shoddy”) and Spanish perro (“dog”).

unk

Unknown origin

É un viño perralleiro


trapalleiro

gl-adj

trapalleiro (feminine trapalleira, masculine plural trapalleiros, feminine plural trapalleiras)

trapalleira (feminine)
trapalleiros (masculine plural)
trapalleiras (feminine plural)

Era nervoso, delgado, vivo e trapalleiro na fala.

1958, Xosé Luis Méndez Ferrín, Percival e outras historias:

He was nervous, thin, lively and bungling when speaking


argalleiro

argalleiro (feminine argalleira, masculine plural argalleiros, feminine plural argalleiras)

argalleira (feminine)
argalleiros (masculine plural)
argalleiras (feminine plural)

[aɾɡaˈʎejɾʊ]

one who wastes time in worthless activities


esquerdeiro

esquerdeiro (feminine esquerdeira, masculine plural esquerdeiros, feminine plural esquerdeiras)

esquerdeira (feminine)
esquerdeiros (masculine plural)
esquerdeiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the 13th century, as a nickname. From esquerdo + -eiro.


esfiañado

esfiañado (feminine esfiañada, masculine plural esfiañados, feminine plural esfiañadas)

esfiañada (feminine)
esfiañados (masculine plural)
esfiañadas (feminine plural)


temperán

temperán (feminine temperá, masculine plural temperáns, feminine plural temperás)

temperá (feminine)
temperáns (masculine plural)
temperás (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese temporão, from Late Latin temporānus, variant of Latin temporāneus. Cognate with Portuguese temporão and Spanish temprano.

inh+

quatro moyos orio temporao

1291, “Documentos antiguos de Galicia”, in M. Sponer, editor, Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura, 7, page 39:


rebuldeiro

gl-adj

rebuldeiro (feminine rebuldeira, masculine plural rebuldeiros, feminine plural rebuldeiras)

rebuldeira (feminine)
rebuldeiros (masculine plural)
rebuldeiras (feminine plural)

From rebuldo + -eiro, or from re- + bulideiro.


lombán

lombán (feminine lombana, masculine plural lombáns, feminine plural lombanas)

lombana (feminine)
lombáns (masculine plural)
lombanas (feminine plural)


musguento

musguento (feminine musguenta, masculine plural musguentos, feminine plural musguentas)

musguenta (feminine)
musguentos (masculine plural)
musguentas (feminine plural)


galleiro

galleiro (feminine galleira, masculine plural galleiros, feminine plural galleiras)

galleira (feminine)
galleiros (masculine plural)
galleiras (feminine plural)

From galla (“prong”) + -eiro, ≈ "pronged".

(of cattle) having long and separate horns


roán

roán (feminine roá, masculine plural roáns, feminine plural roás)

roá (feminine)
roáns (masculine plural)
roás (feminine plural)

Attested in local Medieval Latin documents as raudanus, probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”)), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with Spanish roano.

El rrey Cástor, que sij́a sobre hũ bon caualo rroán

1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 221:

king Castor, who was atop a good roan horse


pedichón

pedichón (feminine pedichona, masculine plural pedichóns, feminine plural pedichonas)

pedichona (feminine)
pedichóns (masculine plural)
pedichonas (feminine plural)


comichón

comichón (feminine comichona, masculine plural comichóns, feminine plural comichonas)

comichona (feminine)
comichóns (masculine plural)
comichonas (feminine plural)


grandeiro

grandeiro (feminine grandeira, masculine plural grandeiros, feminine plural grandeiras)

grandeira (feminine)
grandeiros (masculine plural)
grandeiras (feminine plural)


etimolóxico

etimolóxico (feminine etimolóxica, masculine plural etimolóxicos, feminine plural etimolóxicas)

etimolóxica (feminine)
etimolóxicos (masculine plural)
etimolóxicas (feminine plural)


epistemolóxico

epistemolóxico (feminine epistemolóxica, masculine plural epistemolóxicos, feminine plural epistemolóxicas)

epistemolóxica (feminine)
epistemolóxicos (masculine plural)
epistemolóxicas (feminine plural)


teleolóxico

teleolóxico (feminine teleolóxica, masculine plural teleolóxicos, feminine plural teleolóxicas)

teleolóxica (feminine)
teleolóxicos (masculine plural)
teleolóxicas (feminine plural)


terminolóxico

terminolóxico (feminine terminolóxica, masculine plural terminolóxicos, feminine plural terminolóxicas)

terminolóxica (feminine)
terminolóxicos (masculine plural)
terminolóxicas (feminine plural)


climatolóxico

climatolóxico (feminine climatolóxica, masculine plural climatolóxicos, feminine plural climatolóxicas)

climatolóxica (feminine)
climatolóxicos (masculine plural)
climatolóxicas (feminine plural)


oftalmolóxico

oftalmolóxico (feminine oftalmolóxica, masculine plural oftalmolóxicos, feminine plural oftalmolóxicas)

oftalmolóxica (feminine)
oftalmolóxicos (masculine plural)
oftalmolóxicas (feminine plural)


espeleolóxico

espeleolóxico (feminine espeleolóxica, masculine plural espeleolóxicos, feminine plural espeleolóxicas)

espeleolóxica (feminine)
espeleolóxicos (masculine plural)
espeleolóxicas (feminine plural)


bacteriolóxico

bacteriolóxico (feminine bacteriolóxica, masculine plural bacteriolóxicos, feminine plural bacteriolóxicas)

bacteriolóxica (feminine)
bacteriolóxicos (masculine plural)
bacteriolóxicas (feminine plural)


radiolóxico

radiolóxico (feminine radiolóxica, masculine plural radiolóxicos, feminine plural radiolóxicas)

radiolóxica (feminine)
radiolóxicos (masculine plural)
radiolóxicas (feminine plural)


tautolóxico

tautolóxico (feminine tautolóxica, masculine plural tautolóxicos, feminine plural tautolóxicas)

tautolóxica (feminine)
tautolóxicos (masculine plural)
tautolóxicas (feminine plural)


ontolóxico

ontolóxico (feminine ontolóxica, masculine plural ontolóxicos, feminine plural ontolóxicas)

ontolóxica (feminine)
ontolóxicos (masculine plural)
ontolóxicas (feminine plural)


cosmolóxico

cosmolóxico (feminine cosmolóxica, masculine plural cosmolóxicos, feminine plural cosmolóxicas)

cosmolóxica (feminine)
cosmolóxicos (masculine plural)
cosmolóxicas (feminine plural)


citolóxico

citolóxico (feminine citolóxica, masculine plural citolóxicos, feminine plural citolóxicas)

citolóxica (feminine)
citolóxicos (masculine plural)
citolóxicas (feminine plural)


xenealóxico

xenealóxico (feminine xenealóxica, masculine plural xenealóxicos, feminine plural xenealóxicas)

xenealóxica (feminine)
xenealóxicos (masculine plural)
xenealóxicas (feminine plural)


ornitolóxico

ornitolóxico (feminine ornitolóxica, masculine plural ornitolóxicos, feminine plural ornitolóxicas)

ornitolóxica (feminine)
ornitolóxicos (masculine plural)
ornitolóxicas (feminine plural)


metodolóxico

metodolóxico (feminine metodolóxica, masculine plural metodolóxicos, feminine plural metodolóxicas)

metodolóxica (feminine)
metodolóxicos (masculine plural)
metodolóxicas (feminine plural)


xinecolóxico

xinecolóxico (feminine xinecolóxica, masculine plural xinecolóxicos, feminine plural xinecolóxicas)

xinecolóxica (feminine)
xinecolóxicos (masculine plural)
xinecolóxicas (feminine plural)


topolóxico

topolóxico (feminine topolóxica, masculine plural topolóxicos, feminine plural topolóxicas)

topolóxica (feminine)
topolóxicos (masculine plural)
topolóxicas (feminine plural)


cronolóxico

cronolóxico (feminine cronolóxica, masculine plural cronolóxicos, feminine plural cronolóxicas)

cronolóxica (feminine)
cronolóxicos (masculine plural)
cronolóxicas (feminine plural)


histolóxico

histolóxico (feminine histolóxica, masculine plural histolóxicos, feminine plural histolóxicas)

histolóxica (feminine)
histolóxicos (masculine plural)
histolóxicas (feminine plural)


sociolóxico

sociolóxico (feminine sociolóxica, masculine plural sociolóxicos, feminine plural sociolóxicas)

sociolóxica (feminine)
sociolóxicos (masculine plural)
sociolóxicas (feminine plural)


inmunolóxico

inmunolóxico (feminine inmunolóxica, masculine plural inmunolóxicos, feminine plural inmunolóxicas)

inmunolóxica (feminine)
inmunolóxicos (masculine plural)
inmunolóxicas (feminine plural)


micolóxico

micolóxico (feminine micolóxica, masculine plural micolóxicos, feminine plural micolóxicas)

micolóxica (feminine)
micolóxicos (masculine plural)
micolóxicas (feminine plural)


pezoñento

pezoñento (feminine pezoñenta, masculine plural pezoñentos, feminine plural pezoñentas)

pezoñenta (feminine)
pezoñentos (masculine plural)
pezoñentas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 15th century (poçoenta). From pezoña + -ento. Cognate with Portuguese peçonhento.

ffazese nas costas do Cauallo hũa door que faz jnchaço grande et geerase daquel jnchaço carnes podres, et esto ven da sella que he maa ou do gran carrego que o preme moito, et aas vezes dura moito este jnchaço, fazese ende hũa peça de carne poçoenta que chega aos osos et sal vinino ou agooa.

1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 119:

There appear in the sides of the horse an ache that produces a large swelling and that swelling creates rotten flesh, and this is because of the saddle, that is of poor quality, or from the large load that presses much, and sometimes this swelling lasts for a long time; it then appears a piece of venomous flesh that reaches the bones, and pus or water comes out of it


encrucillado

encrucillado (feminine encrucillada, masculine plural encrucillados, feminine plural encrucilladas)

encrucillada (feminine)
encrucillados (masculine plural)
encrucilladas (feminine plural)

que vira ao dito Johán, ome do dito prouisor, jaser ençima da dita Tareija do Tyollo et ela que tiña as pernas encrusilladas, descobertas, en çima fasta o ventre, ben brancas, et el que pona en ela as pernas e as maaos por las abryr et non podía, et por que as non quería abrir, que lle daba bofetadas et ela, descabellada, jasendo en terra, et disendo "Ay del Rey, ay del Rey".

1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, page 337:

that he saw said Xoán, man of the provisor, lying over said Tareixa do Tiollo; and that she had her legs crossed and naked up to her belly and very white; and that he was putting his hands and legs on her for opening them but couldn't; and that because she didn't want to that he was slapping her, who were dishevelled, lying in the ground and saying "Help! Help!".


espeluxado

espeluxado (feminine espeluxada, masculine plural espeluxados, feminine plural espeluxadas)

espeluxada (feminine)
espeluxados (masculine plural)
espeluxadas (feminine plural)

1901, H. Pérez Placer, Contos da veira do lar, pag. 53

They finally separate them, one bleeding and the other dishevelled, whilst a gang of youngsters encourage them and the other women of the neighbourhood comments the affair

Por fin sepára-nas, unha sangrando i a outra espeluxada, namentras un fato de rapazallada as apoupa i as comadres do barrio comentan o caso


chuviñento

chuviñento (feminine chuviñenta, masculine plural chuviñentos, feminine plural chuviñentas)

chuviñenta (feminine)
chuviñentos (masculine plural)
chuviñentas (feminine plural)


esfameado

esfameado (feminine esfameada, masculine plural esfameados, feminine plural esfameadas)

esfameada (feminine)
esfameados (masculine plural)
esfameadas (feminine plural)


xeadento

xeadento (feminine xeadenta, masculine plural xeadentos, feminine plural xeadentas)

xeadenta (feminine)
xeadentos (masculine plural)
xeadentas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 14th century (geadento). From xeada + -ento.

frosty, freezy, especially referred to the weather, station or place


nevarento

nevarento (feminine nevarenta, masculine plural nevarentos, feminine plural nevarentas)

nevarenta (feminine)
nevarentos (masculine plural)
nevarentas (feminine plural)

snowy, especially referred to the weather, station or place


salagre

os ouriuez non deuen a fondir moeda nihua que seja, saluo sua prata quando lle seyr salagre

1289, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:

the goldsmiths shall not smelt any coin whatsoever, except of their silver when it results brittle


fungón

fungón (feminine fungona, masculine plural fungóns, feminine plural fungonas)

fungona (feminine)
fungóns (masculine plural)
fungonas (feminine plural)


roñón

roñón (feminine roñona, masculine plural roñóns, feminine plural roñonas)

roñona (feminine)
roñóns (masculine plural)
roñonas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19ᵗʰ century. From roñar + -ón.

E volta e dálle coas cousas tristes. Nin que m'atentara o demo pra me disfrazar de vello roñón, sendo como son tan churrusqueiro

Here we go again with the sad things. As if the devil tempted me to disguise as a grumpy old man, when I'm such a charm.


rosmón

rosmón (feminine rosmona, masculine plural rosmóns, feminine plural rosmonas)

rosmona (feminine)
rosmóns (masculine plural)
rosmonas (feminine plural)


moente

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin molens.

por tal condiçón que mantenades corente e moente o dito moyno

1358, E. Duro Peña, editor, El Monasterio de San Esteban de Ribas de Sil, Ourense: Instituto Padre Feijóo, page 314:

under such condition: that you must maintain this mill [in] running and milling [condition]


gordecho

gordecho (feminine gordecha, masculine plural gordechos, feminine plural gordechas)

gordecha (feminine)
gordechos (masculine plural)
gordechas (feminine plural)

[ɡoɾˈðet͡ʃʊ]

Attested since the 19th century. From gordo + -echo.


pequerrecho

pequerrecho (feminine pequerrecha, masculine plural pequerrechos, feminine plural pequerrechas)

pequerrecha (feminine)
pequerrechos (masculine plural)
pequerrechas (feminine plural)


torticeiro

torticeiro (feminine torticeira, masculine plural torticeiros, feminine plural torticeiras)

torticeira (feminine)
torticeiros (masculine plural)
torticeiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese torticeyro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Blend of torto (“tort”) + xusticeiro (“righteous”).


entomolóxico

gl-adj

entomolóxico (feminine entomolóxica, masculine plural entomolóxicos, feminine plural entomolóxicas)

entomolóxica (feminine)
entomolóxicos (masculine plural)
entomolóxicas (feminine plural)


imperturbábel

imperturbábel m or f (plural imperturbábeis)


crecho

crecho (feminine crecha, masculine plural crechos, feminine plural crechas)

crecha (feminine)
crechos (masculine plural)
crechas (feminine plural)

Probably from Latin crispulus, diminutive of crispus.


mesquiño

mesquiño (feminine mesquiña, masculine plural mesquiños, feminine plural mesquiñas)

mesquiña (feminine)
mesquiños (masculine plural)
mesquiñas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesquinno (“poor”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn). Compare Portuguese mesquinho and Spanish mezquino.


ferún

gl-adj

ferún (feminine ferúa, masculine plural ferúns, feminine plural ferúas)

ferúa (feminine)
ferúns (masculine plural)
ferúas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ferũu, from fero (“fierce”) + -ún.


durmiñento

durmiñento (feminine durmiñenta, masculine plural durmiñentos, feminine plural durmiñentas)

durmiñenta (feminine)
durmiñentos (masculine plural)
durmiñentas (feminine plural)


penzo

penzo (feminine penza, masculine plural penzos, feminine plural penzas)

penza (feminine)
penzos (masculine plural)
penzas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19th century. Unknown.


traveso

traveso (feminine travesa, masculine plural travesos, feminine plural travesas)

travesa (feminine)
travesos (masculine plural)
travesas (feminine plural)

Demays lançaron lámeas trauesas grandes de ferro enna porta do dito thesouro con clauos que passauan da outra parte, en tal maneyra, que os enssarraron enno dito thesouro; et en todo aquel dia non les leixaron dar nen auer pan, nen vino, nen outra vianda nihua

1371, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 434:

And also they nailed large crossed iron plates on that treasury's door, with nails that pierced through the door, so that they were shut up in the mentioned treasury; and throughout that day they didn't let them have bread, nor wine, nor any other viand whatsoever


mazaroco

mazaroco (feminine mazaroca, masculine plural mazarocos, feminine plural mazarocas)

mazaroca (feminine)
mazarocos (masculine plural)
mazarocas (feminine plural)


forte coma un buxo

(simile) wholesome, strong and sound as boxwood


listo coma un allo

Attested since 1707 as vivo como un allo, which can be interpreted as “pungent as a garlic” > “acute”. Literally, “smart as a garlic”.

Afonso:
E como està o afillado?
Christobo:
Esse jà quer ir a Escola,
pero porque non tèn sayo
està decote na Eyra
para escorrentar o Gando.
Afonso:
Pois esso non e ben feyto,
porque e vivo coma vn allo,
fino coma vnha pimenta,
e se quer ser Lecenceado
an que venda os bois do jugo
lle teño de dar estado.

1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

Afonso:
How is doing my godchild?
Christobo:
He already want to go to school,
but since he has no robe
is all the time in the field
to drive away the livestock.
Afonso:
But this is not correct,
because he is smart as a whip,
acute as a pepper grain,
and if he wants to be a bachelor,
even if I have to sell the yoke oxen,
I ought to give him estate.


ledo coma un cuco

Dixêronme que asta á besta que trouxêra á balixâ con tan boa notisea, chegara mais sedo do que habia doito leda coma un cuco.

1813, anonymous author, Conversa no adro da igrexa:

They told me that even the horse that brought the postbag with such good news arrived earlier than usual, happy as a lark.


frixio

frixio (feminine frixia, masculine plural frixios, feminine plural frixias)

frixia (feminine)
frixios (masculine plural)
frixias (feminine plural)


esburo

esburo (feminine esbura, masculine plural esburos, feminine plural esburas)

esbura (feminine)
esburos (masculine plural)
esburas (feminine plural)


desagradábel

desagradábel m or f (plural desagradábeis)


pégaro

pégaro (feminine pégara, masculine plural pégaros, feminine plural pégaras)

pégara (feminine)
pégaros (masculine plural)
pégaras (feminine plural)

Perhaps from a non-Celtic substrate language related to Lusitanian: compare Proto-Slavic *pь̀strъ (“variegated”), from Proto-Indo-European *piḱ-ró-s.


apigarado

apigarado (feminine apigarada, masculine plural apigarados, feminine plural apigaradas)

apigarada (feminine)
apigarados (masculine plural)
apigaradas (feminine plural)


pastrán

pastrán (feminine pastrana, masculine plural pastráns, feminine plural pastranas)

pastrana (feminine)
pastráns (masculine plural)
pastranas (feminine plural)


doito

doito (feminine doita, masculine plural doitos, feminine plural doitas)

doita (feminine)
doitos (masculine plural)
doitas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese doito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin doctus. Cognate with Portuguese douto and Spanish ducho.

inh+

Murmuray murmuradores, que sempre o habedes doyto; murmurade dos casados, que dos solteyros no he moyto (folk song, 18th century)

Gossip gossipers, as you are used to; gossip about the married ones, not much to gossip about bachelors

Dime algùnha còusa dòce
como habes doito, é catá,
que si así no no fazèdes,
me escatìmo, é velo hàs.
Ven sabedes, vaiche bòa!
como estas cousas se fàn,
è madia tendes, senon
eu êime de encabuxar.

1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

Tell me something sweet
As you are used to, but beware,
if you don't do it like that
I'll take offence, you'll see.
You know well, it could not be otherwise!
how these things are done,
no doubt about it or else
I'll get angry.


apirolado

gl-adj

apirolado (feminine apirolada, masculine plural apirolados, feminine plural apiroladas)

apirolada (feminine)
apirolados (masculine plural)
apiroladas (feminine plural)


barrufeiro

barrufeiro (feminine barrufeira, masculine plural barrufeiros, feminine plural barrufeiras)

barrufeira (feminine)
barrufeiros (masculine plural)
barrufeiras (feminine plural)

A estes Facos pegoulles á mania
de morder os meus versos critiqueiros
dispreciabanos muito ó outro dia
diante de tres ou catro compañeiros;
é p[o]r tanto con toda cortesia
dou gracias á dous Facos Burrufeiros
dicindolles q[u]e ó Trasgo os desafia.

c. 1810, Antonio Arias Teixeiro, Sonetos con estrambote:

These two hacks became fixated
on biting my verses, captious,
they were despising them heavily the other day
in front of three or four companions;
and therefore, courteously,
I thank these two Dirty Hacks
telling them that the Goblin defy them

(of horses, derogatory) sprinkled with dirt; nag-like


tourengo

tourengo (feminine tourenga, masculine plural tourengos, feminine plural tourengas)

tourenga (feminine)
tourengos (masculine plural)
tourengas (feminine plural)


ateigado

ateigado (feminine ateigada, masculine plural ateigados, feminine plural ateigadas)

ateigada (feminine)
ateigados (masculine plural)
ateigadas (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1750. From ateigar + -ado.

Amor non ch'é cego que pispa e ás légoas, e leva o carcax ateigado, non d'agudas frechas, sinón de billetes de banco e louras moedas

1922, Victoriano Taibo, Abrente. Versos galegos, Santiago: El Eco de Santiago, page 99:

Love isn't blind, he sees for miles, and he carries his quiver full, not of sharp arrows, but of bank notes and blonde coins


irresponsábel

irresponsábel m or f (plural irresponsábeis)


ferreño

ferreño (feminine ferreña, masculine plural ferreños, feminine plural ferreñas)

ferreña (feminine)
ferreños (masculine plural)
ferreñas (feminine plural)

From ferro (“iron”) + -eño. Compare Portuguese ferrenho.


de bruzos

Attested since 1808. Probably from bozo, buzo, from Latin bucca. Compare Portuguese de bruços and Spanish de bruces.

Salirán cando volvades,
Para traervos en trunfo
Con gaitas e con ferreñas,
Todal as Mozas de rumbo.
Veredes como se botan
Todal as Vellas de bruzos
Para darvos moitos bicos
Por pés, por pernas, e muslos.

1808, anonymous author, Un labrador que foi sarxento:

They'll come out on your return, [from war]
for bringing you in triumph
with bagpipes and jingles,
all the girls along the way
You'll see how
all the old ladies lie face down
To give many kisses
on your feet, legs and thighs


tenreira

First attested in 1150 inside local Latin documents. From tenro (“tender”) + -eira. Compare Spanish ternera.

item Affonso Garçia hun boy et hua vaca prene; item Fernan Ledo tres boys; item Johan Martines huna vaca tenrreyra et meas de outras duas et hun boy et duas vestas

1350, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 227

item, Afonso Garcia an ox and a pregnant cow: item Fernán Ledo three oxen; item Xoán Martinez a tender cow and the half of another two and an ox and two horses


lambaceiro

lambaceiro (feminine lambaceira, masculine plural lambaceiros, feminine plural lambaceiras)

lambaceira (feminine)
lambaceiros (masculine plural)
lambaceiras (feminine plural)


cizañento

cizañento (feminine cizañenta, masculine plural cizañentos, feminine plural cizañentas)

cizañenta (feminine)
cizañentos (masculine plural)
cizañentas (feminine plural)

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cizañeiro

cizañeiro (feminine cizañeira, masculine plural cizañeiros, feminine plural cizañeiras)

cizañeira (feminine)
cizañeiros (masculine plural)
cizañeiras (feminine plural)

[θiθaˈɲejɾʊ]

Attested since 1812. From cizaña + -eiro.

nosoutros xa lle temos un jues moi guapo. Para buscalo non fixemos mais que botar ó ollo ó veciño da jurisdizon que nos pareceu mais honrado, mais home de ben, mais cristiano, é que millor coidaba da sua familia é da sua casa, sin ser empexoso, nin empeitizo, nin sobervio, nin cobizoso, nin zizañeiro

1812, Ramón González Senra, Carta recomendada:

we already have a very good judge. For finding him we did nothing but search for the neighbor that seemed to us as the most honest, the most upstanding, the most Christian, and that tooks the most care of his family and house; who is neither envious, nor haughty, nor arrogant, nor greedy, nor scheming.


empeitizo

empeitizo (feminine empeitiza, masculine plural empeitizos, feminine plural empeitizas)

empeitiza (feminine)
empeitizos (masculine plural)
empeitizas (feminine plural)

Attested since 1812. From em + peito (“torso, breast”) + izo.

we already have a very good judge. For finding him we did nothing but search for the neighbor that seemed to us as the most honest, the most upstanding, the most Christian, and that tooks the most care of his family and house; who is neither envious, nor fastidious, nor arrogant, nor greedy, nor scheming.


ríspeto

ríspeto (feminine ríspeta, masculine plural ríspetos, feminine plural ríspetas)

ríspeta (feminine)
ríspetos (masculine plural)
ríspetas (feminine plural)

blunt (abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious)


inquedo

inquedo (feminine inqueda, masculine plural inquedos, feminine plural inquedas)

inqueda (feminine)
inquedos (masculine plural)
inquedas (feminine plural)


indefendíbel

indefendíbel m or f (plural indefendíbeis)


milagreiro

milagreiro (feminine milagreira, masculine plural milagreiros, feminine plural milagreiras)

milagreira (feminine)
milagreiros (masculine plural)
milagreiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19th century. From milagre (“miracle”) + -eiro.

powerful; able to produce or source miracles


afrobrasileiro

afrobrasileiro (feminine afrobrasileira, masculine plural afrobrasileiros, feminine plural afrobrasileiras)

afrobrasileira (feminine)
afrobrasileiros (masculine plural)
afrobrasileiras (feminine plural)


pegañento

pegañento (feminine pegañenta, masculine plural pegañentos, feminine plural pegañentas)

pegañenta (feminine)
pegañentos (masculine plural)
pegañentas (feminine plural)

Attested since 1928. From pegar (“to stick”) + -ento.


branquexador

branquexador (feminine branquexadora, masculine plural branquexadores, feminine plural branquexadoras)

branquexadora (feminine)
branquexadores (masculine plural)
branquexadoras (feminine plural)


devandito

devandito (feminine devandita, masculine plural devanditos, feminine plural devanditas)

devandita (feminine)
devanditos (masculine plural)
devanditas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 13th century. From Late Latin de ab ante dictus.


fóra de si

Attested since the 19th century. Literally, “out of oneself”.


desencadeante

desencadeante m or f (plural desencadeantes)


epidemiolóxico

epidemiolóxico (feminine epidemiolóxica, masculine plural epidemiolóxicos, feminine plural epidemiolóxicas)

epidemiolóxica (feminine)
epidemiolóxicos (masculine plural)
epidemiolóxicas (feminine plural)


xenocida

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “race, kind”) + -cida, or xeno- + -cida.

suffix

genocidal (causing or relating to a genocide)


entrefebrado

gl-adj

entrefebrado (feminine entrefebrada, masculine plural entrefebrados, feminine plural entrefebradas)

entrefebrada (feminine)
entrefebrados (masculine plural)
entrefebradas (feminine plural)

From entre (“in between”) + febra (“streak”).


sospeitoso

sospeitoso (feminine sospeitosa, masculine plural sospeitosos, feminine plural sospeitosas)

sospeitosa (feminine)
sospeitosos (masculine plural)
sospeitosas (feminine plural)


bipraza

bipraza m or f (plural bipraza or biprazas)


barulleiro

barulleiro (feminine barulleira, masculine plural barulleiros, feminine plural barulleiras)

barulleira (feminine)
barulleiros (masculine plural)
barulleiras (feminine plural)

Attested since 1842. From barullo + -eiro.


barullento

barullento (feminine barullenta, masculine plural barullentos, feminine plural barullentas)

barullenta (feminine)
barullentos (masculine plural)
barullentas (feminine plural)


máis malo que o demo

(simile) meaner than hell (literally, “meaner than the devil”)


chusqueiro

chusqueiro (feminine chusqueira, masculine plural chusqueiros, feminine plural chusqueiras)

chusqueira (feminine)
chusqueiros (masculine plural)
chusqueiras (feminine plural)

Attested since 1840. From chusco (“cute, funny”) + -eiro.


chusquiño

chusquiño (feminine chusquiña, masculine plural chusquiños, feminine plural chusquiñas)

chusquiña (feminine)
chusquiños (masculine plural)
chusquiñas (feminine plural)


trampulleiro

trampulleiro (feminine trampulleira, masculine plural trampulleiros, feminine plural trampulleiras)

trampulleira (feminine)
trampulleiros (masculine plural)
trampulleiras (feminine plural)

From trampulla (“cheat”) + -eiro, from trampa (“trap; trick”).


tuiteiro

tuiteiro (feminine tuiteira, masculine plural tuiteiros, feminine plural tuiteiras)

tuiteira (feminine)
tuiteiros (masculine plural)
tuiteiras (feminine plural)

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perdurábel

Attested since the 13ᵗʰ century. From Medieval Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdurāre (“to endure”), from per- (“throughout”) + durare (“to last”).


marulo

marulo (feminine marula, masculine plural marulos, feminine plural marulas)

marula (feminine)
marulos (masculine plural)
marulas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19th century. Probably a back-formation from marulán.


ferrudo

ferrudo (feminine ferruda, masculine plural ferrudos, feminine plural ferrudas)

ferruda (feminine)
ferrudos (masculine plural)
ferrudas (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1750. From ferro (“iron”) + -udo.

Camiños de perdiciós pratican os máis e os menos máis de cen. O carballo máis ferrudo si o becho lle crava o dente no raigado, amolece e xa golbudo vén ao chan prestamente derrumbado. Os vicios son bechos fortes que amolegan corpos duros e valentes

1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A Gaita Gallega:

Roads to perdition, the most and the least practice more than a hundred. The most robust oak, if the bug sink his teeth in the roots, softens and, when rotten, comes to the ground promptly, slumped. Vices are strong bugs that soften hard and bold bodies.


paroleiro

paroleiro (feminine paroleira, masculine plural paroleiros, feminine plural paroleiras)

paroleira (feminine)
paroleiros (masculine plural)
paroleiras (feminine plural)


enteirizo

enteirizo (feminine enteiriza, masculine plural enteirizos, feminine plural enteirizas)

enteiriza (feminine)
enteirizos (masculine plural)
enteirizas (feminine plural)

From enteiro (“whole, integral”) + -izo. Compare Spanish enterizo.

Cada vez a cousa engorda,
como que incha a ollos vistos,
Pro, si incha, non estoura;
como o pelexo enteirizo
da castaña agüenta e fofa
pra levála o enemincho;
Cando máis, si algo rebenta,
e arregaña, é o ourizo,
pra guindar limpa a castaña
e roer fruto tan rico

1862, Manuel Magariños, Ferro-carril Compostelano:

The thing grows at every time,
as it swells in plain sight,
but, although it swells, it does not burst;
as the one-piece peel
of the soft watery chestnuts
you take to an enemy;
at most, if something pops
and cracks is the burr,
to throw clean the chestnut
and nibble such a rich fruit


auguento

auguento (feminine auguenta, masculine plural auguentos, feminine plural auguentas)

auguenta (feminine)
auguentos (masculine plural)
auguentas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19ᵗʰ century. From auga (“water”) + -ento.


cincento

cincento (feminine cincenta, masculine plural cincentos, feminine plural cincentas)

cincenta (feminine)
cincentos (masculine plural)
cincentas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 19ᵗʰ century. From cinza (“ashes”) + -ento. Compare Portuguese cinzento.


borrallento

borrallento (feminine borrallenta, masculine plural borrallentos, feminine plural borrallentas)

borrallenta (feminine)
borrallentos (masculine plural)
borrallentas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 18ᵗʰ century. From borralla (“ashes”) + -ento.


mixiriqueiro

mixiriqueiro (feminine mixiriqueira, masculine plural mixiriqueiros, feminine plural mixiriqueiras)

mixiriqueira (feminine)
mixiriqueiros (masculine plural)
mixiriqueiras (feminine plural)

Paxaro mixiriqueiro
heiche de cortar o pico
porque levas os recados

gossipy bird
I will cut your beak
because you carry the messages
to where master Benito is

D’aqui a poucos días
Que se erguera creo
Pois non è de casta
De mixiriqueiros.

1842, Juan Manuel Pintos, Meu querido pai:

In a few days
she'll get up, I think,
because she's not from the species
of the whiny [ones]


galdrumeiro

galdrumeiro (feminine galdrumeira, masculine plural galdrumeiros, feminine plural galdrumeiras)

galdrumeira (feminine)
galdrumeiros (masculine plural)
galdrumeiras (feminine plural)

“Vaite, calzon galdrumeiro,”
dixo ó probe decontado,
“tes para hencher un pucheiro
por porte diante ó furado.”

c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:

"Get away, you gluttonous pants",
said the poor thing right away,
"you have enough to fill a pot
for standing before the hole"


releón

releón (feminine releona, masculine plural releóns, feminine plural releonas)

releona (feminine)
releóns (masculine plural)
releonas (feminine plural)

Pra que vayan á labrar, E que sepan como sabe
O pan que o demo amasou, E sean mais releons,
Cando lle os ministros pidan Os mil quinientos millos.

c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Parrafeo de quintas:

For them to go to work, and to know how it tastes
the bread the devil knead, and to be more tenacious [to better haggle]
when the ministers ask them for a thousand and a half million


máis frío cá neve

From Old Galician-Portuguese mais frio ca neve ("colder than snow", 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria).

inh

o labrador, moi contento pensando tiña un tesouro, quedouse mas frio que a neve cando ve chegar [o] señor cura e lle pide o dichoso ferrado pour razon de ofrenda anal

1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Aos coruñeses:

the farmer, who was joyfully thinking that he had a treasure, was left cold as ice [lit: colder than snow] when he saw the priest as he came and the later asked for the bushel for the annual offering

(simile, comparison) cold as ice; very cold


compangueiro

gl-adj

compangueiro (feminine compangueira, masculine plural compangueiros, feminine plural compangueiras)

compangueira (feminine)
compangueiros (masculine plural)
compangueiras (feminine plural)

un governo hasta aquí tan deixado ê compangeiro en consentelos

1835, anonymous author, Carta liberal de Xan de Santa de maría de todo o mundo:

a govern that to this point has been so negligent and complacent on consenting them


patelo

patelo (feminine patela, masculine plural patelos, feminine plural patelas)

patela (feminine)
patelos (masculine plural)
patelas (feminine plural)


manicho

manicho (feminine manicha, masculine plural manichos, feminine plural manichas)

manicha (feminine)
manichos (masculine plural)
manichas (feminine plural)

1883, periodical O Tío Marcos da Portela, II, 2, page 2

Looking to turn left-handed out of disappointment and he'll turn conservative, or any other thing, as long as they indulge on him standing on his toes to figure as a big fish

Ten mentres de facerse manicho por chasco e faráse conservador, ou calquera cousa, con tal de que lle consintan porse na punta dos pés, pra figurar como paxaro grande


pufento

pufento (feminine pufenta, masculine plural pufentos, feminine plural pufentas)

pufenta (feminine)
pufentos (masculine plural)
pufentas (feminine plural)

Non fagas negocios con él que é un pufento

Don't do any business with him: he's a fraud

having unpaid debts or dirty business; living as a fraudster; scammy


pasadeiro

pasadeiro (feminine pasadeira, masculine plural pasadeiros, feminine plural pasadeiras)

pasadeira (feminine)
pasadeiros (masculine plural)
pasadeiras (feminine plural)

Por necesidá a guerra é pasadeira, e eso solo porque ten orixen na fada, con que nacemos de senreirar uns contra outros

1859, Manuel Fernández Magariños, Seor Pedro, section 7:

because of necessity war is passable, and that just because it originates in the fate, with which we are born, of being hostile against each other


que foi

gl-noun

que foi m or f by sense (plural que foron)

eu Esteuõõ Martinz, escudeiro, fillo de Martin Fernandez de Traado, que foy, et de domna Marina Martinz

1289, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 407:

I, Estevo Martís, esquire, son of late Martín Fernández de Trado and of lady Mariña Martís

A qual dita casa e vinnas e metade do dito lagar e herdades e soutos e partes deles de suso declarados diso que lle foran mandados por dias da sua vida por Teresa da Devesa defunta cuja alma Deus aja sua moller que foy

1447, J. García Oro, editor, Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro, Estudios Mindonienses, 3, page 94:

Said house and vineyards and half winery and properties and orchards and participations aforementioned he said that were bequeathed to him by Teresa da Devesa, deceased, God save her soul, his late wife


apalominado

gl-adj

apalominado (feminine apalominada, masculine plural apalominados, feminine plural apalominadas)

apalominada (feminine)
apalominados (masculine plural)
apalominadas (feminine plural)

Probably from dialectal Spanish apalominado, from palomino (“squab”).


aparvado

aparvado (feminine aparvada, masculine plural aparvados, feminine plural aparvadas)

aparvada (feminine)
aparvados (masculine plural)
aparvadas (feminine plural)


xactancioso

xactancioso (feminine xactanciosa, masculine plural xactanciosos, feminine plural xactanciosas)

xactanciosa (feminine)
xactanciosos (masculine plural)
xactanciosas (feminine plural)


vermioso

vermioso (feminine vermiosa, masculine plural vermiosos, feminine plural vermiosas)

vermiosa (feminine)
vermiosos (masculine plural)
vermiosas (feminine plural)


piolloso

piolloso (feminine piollosa, masculine plural piollosos, feminine plural piollosas)

piollosa (feminine)
piollosos (masculine plural)
piollosas (feminine plural)

Attested since 1377. From piollo (“louse”) + -oso.


piollento

piollento (feminine piollenta, masculine plural piollentos, feminine plural piollentas)

piollenta (feminine)
piollentos (masculine plural)
piollentas (feminine plural)


chepudo

chepudo (feminine chepuda, masculine plural chepudos, feminine plural chepudas)

chepuda (feminine)
chepudos (masculine plural)
chepudas (feminine plural)

Spanish: chepudo

Attested since the early 20th century (and, as one of many Gallicianism, in the Spanish works by Valle-Inclán). From chepa + -udo.


xiboso

xiboso (feminine xibosa, masculine plural xibosos, feminine plural xibosas)

xibosa (feminine)
xibosos (masculine plural)
xibosas (feminine plural)


ancián

ancián (feminine anciá, masculine plural anciáns, feminine plural anciás)

anciá (feminine)
anciáns (masculine plural)
anciás (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ancião (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably borrowed from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *antianus.


vellote

gl-adj

vellote (feminine vellota, masculine plural vellotes, feminine plural vellotas)

vellota (feminine)
vellotes (masculine plural)
vellotas (feminine plural)

From vello + -ote. Compare Portuguese velhote.


mareiro

mareiro (feminine mareira, masculine plural mareiros, feminine plural mareiras)

mareira (feminine)
mareiros (masculine plural)
mareiras (feminine plural)


xalde

Attested since the 13th century (jalde, jalne), from Old French jalne (“yellow”), from Latin galbinus.

1350, Kelvin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 291

the Trojans had their town very well defended, and I'll tell you how they had their town so strong: their walls were very strong and very tall and made not of clay but of yellow and black and red and brown marble

os troyanos tynam sua villa moy bem gardada, et dizervos ey cõmo elles tynã a villa moy forte: os muros dela erã moy fortes et moyto altos et nõ de tapea, ante eram de marmore jalde et negro et vermello et vis

(archaic or literary) yellow, golden-yellow


fouvo

fouvo (feminine fouva, masculine plural fouvos, feminine plural fouvas)

fouva (feminine)
fouvos (masculine plural)
fouvas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin falvus, from Suevic (compare English fallow), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”).


fouveiro

fouveiro (feminine fouveira, masculine plural fouveiros, feminine plural fouveiras)

fouveira (feminine)
fouveiros (masculine plural)
fouveiras (feminine plural)

From Late Latin falvus, from Suevic (compare English fallow), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”) + -eiro.


brondo

brondo (feminine bronda, masculine plural brondos, feminine plural brondas)

bronda (feminine)
brondos (masculine plural)
brondas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to become turbid, see badly, go blind”).


bulideiro

gl-adj

bulideiro (feminine bulideira, masculine plural bulideiros, feminine plural bulideiras)

bulideira (feminine)
bulideiros (masculine plural)
bulideiras (feminine plural)


bulidor

bulidor (feminine bulidora, masculine plural bulidores, feminine plural bulidoras)

bulidora (feminine)
bulidores (masculine plural)
bulidoras (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1300. From bulir + -dor.

Plutom sayo omẽ moyto bulidor et traballador, et queria mal aos máos et aos soberueos

1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria, Oviedo: Archivum, page 247:

Pluto resulted a very diligent and hard-working man and he despised the bad and the haughty ones


sombrizo

sombrizo (feminine sombriza, masculine plural sombrizos, feminine plural sombrizas)

sombriza (feminine)
sombrizos (masculine plural)
sombrizas (feminine plural)


desodorizante

desodorizante m or f (plural desodorizantes)


haloxenado

haloxenado (feminine haloxenada, masculine plural haloxenados, feminine plural haloxenadas)

haloxenada (feminine)
haloxenados (masculine plural)
haloxenadas (feminine plural)


cotrañento

cotrañento (feminine cotrañenta, masculine plural cotrañentos, feminine plural cotrañentas)

cotrañenta (feminine)
cotrañentos (masculine plural)
cotrañentas (feminine plural)

As botellas de whisky valeiras
nun curruncho da habitación
de lado dun colchón
mollado tapado cun edredón
vello e cotrañento
el que está el durmindo
co corpo cheo de negrós
que nin sabe que fixo
e os restos de comida en descomposición
fan esta paisaxe, este bodegón
de merda, de lixo, de desilusion
esta imaxe de futuro perderor
que vai por dentro,

2016, Malandrómeda, VHS do Futuro [song]

The empty bottles of whiskey
by the corner of the bedroom
besides a wet mattress
covered with an old
and filthy quilt;
he who is sleeping
with the body covered in bruises,
who doesn’t even know what he did before,
and the rotting leftovers,
make this scene, this still life,
of shit, of filth, of disillusion,
this image of a future loser
who’s in the inside
who can’t be seen because he is being baked


falmaguento

falmaguento (feminine falmaguenta, masculine plural falmaguentos, feminine plural falmaguentas)

falmaguenta (feminine)
falmaguentos (masculine plural)
falmaguentas (feminine plural)

(of food) stale, unpleasant but not still putrid or mouldy


fariñento

fariñento (feminine fariñenta, masculine plural fariñentos, feminine plural fariñentas)

fariñenta (feminine)
fariñentos (masculine plural)
fariñentas (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1750. Either inherited from Latin farinulentus, or an internal derivation: fariña (“flour”) + -ento.


enferruxado

enferruxado (feminine enferruxada, masculine plural enferruxados, feminine plural enferruxadas)

enferruxada (feminine)
enferruxados (masculine plural)
enferruxadas (feminine plural)

(figurative) rusty (lacking recent practice)


multiculturalista

multiculturalista m or f (plural multiculturalistas)


do país

Literally, “from the country”, or more loosely translated as “country's”.

lit

Xantamos nunha casa de comidas e bebimos viño do país

We eat at a little restaurant and drank some local wine

O Manuel ten vacas frisonas e vacas do país

Manuel have Friesian and Blonde [local] cows


tristeiro

gl-adj

tristeiro (feminine tristeira, masculine plural tristeiros, feminine plural tristeiras)

tristeira (feminine)
tristeiros (masculine plural)
tristeiras (feminine plural)


xido

xido (feminine xida, masculine plural xidos, feminine plural xidas)

xida (feminine)
xidos (masculine plural)
xidas (feminine plural)


maimiño

maimiño (feminine maimiña, masculine plural maimiños, feminine plural maimiñas)

maimiña (feminine)
maimiños (masculine plural)
maimiñas (feminine plural)


politicamente incorrecto

politicamente incorrecto (feminine politicamente incorrecta, masculine plural politicamente incorrectos, feminine plural politicamente incorrectas)

politicamente incorrecta (feminine)
politicamente incorrectos (masculine plural)
politicamente incorrectas (feminine plural)

politically incorrect
politically incorrect


risoño

risoño (feminine risoña, masculine plural risoños, feminine plural risoñas)

risoña (feminine)
risoños (masculine plural)
risoñas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese risoño (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). From Vulgar Latin *risoneus.


ecosostible

ecosostible m or f (plural ecosostibles)

2020 July 23, “Abre en Narón unha droguería ecosostible”, in TVG:

environmentally friendly
environmentally friendly

eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, ecologically sustainable


ecosostíbel

ecosostíbel m or f (plural ecosostíbeis)


badoco

badoco (feminine badoca, masculine plural badocos, feminine plural badocas)

badoca (feminine)
badocos (masculine plural)
badocas (feminine plural)

Non istá lonxe, Rankestrasse; mais com'o vehículo non vai á présa, podolle coller o gusto no meio da baraúnda que m'axorda e m'impón. Endexamais me sintín tan extranxeiro nen tan badoco, doorosamente badoco dista volta, polo feble que m'achaba d'esprito.

Rankestrasse is not far away; but, given that the vehicle is not going fast, I can appreciate the hubbub that deafens and impress me. Never in my life have I felt so estranger and rustic, painfully rustic this time because of how feeble my spirit felt.

one who lives in the countryside, rustic, ignorant, uneducated, unsophisticated


mentireiro

mentireiro (feminine mentireira, masculine plural mentireiros, feminine plural mentireiras)

mentireira (feminine)
mentireiros (masculine plural)
mentireiras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese mentireiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): mentira (“lie”) + -eiro.


nin arre nin xo

Attested since the 19th century. From the proverb nin arre que fuxa nin xo que se deite, "neither too little nor too much".

O seu último disco non é nin arre nin xo

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl


papudo

papudo (feminine papuda, masculine plural papudos, feminine plural papudas)

papuda (feminine)
papudos (masculine plural)
papudas (feminine plural)

From papo (“crop, dewlap, goitre”) + -udo.


maltreito

maltreito (feminine maltreita, masculine plural maltreitos, feminine plural maltreitas)

maltreita (feminine)
maltreitos (masculine plural)
maltreitas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese maltreito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin maletractus. Cognate with Spanish maltrecho.


malferido

malferido (feminine malferida, masculine plural malferidos, feminine plural malferidas)

malferida (feminine)
malferidos (masculine plural)
malferidas (feminine plural)


avogoso

avogoso (feminine avogosa, masculine plural avogosos, feminine plural avogosas)

avogosa (feminine)
avogosos (masculine plural)
avogosas (feminine plural)

From avogar (“to advocate”) + -oso. Compare Asturian abegosu.


de sona

John Wayne foi un actor de sona


cascallento

cascallento (feminine cascallenta, masculine plural cascallentos, feminine plural cascallentas)

cascallenta (feminine)
cascallentos (masculine plural)
cascallentas (feminine plural)

gravelly (full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles)


cascalleiro

cascalleiro (feminine cascalleira, masculine plural cascalleiros, feminine plural cascalleiras)

cascalleira (feminine)
cascalleiros (masculine plural)
cascalleiras (feminine plural)


fanado

fanado (feminine fanada, masculine plural fanados, feminine plural fanadas)

fanada (feminine)
fanados (masculine plural)
fanadas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese fanado (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from fanar.

hornless (having lost a horn or both horns)

Caeronlle os dentes e agora está fanadiña

She lost her teeth and now she is toothless


multixogador

multixogador (feminine multixogadora, masculine plural multixogadores, feminine plural multixogadoras)

multixogadora (feminine)
multixogadores (masculine plural)
multixogadoras (feminine plural)


barrento

barrento (feminine barrenta, masculine plural barrentos, feminine plural barrentas)

barrenta (feminine)
barrentos (masculine plural)
barrentas (feminine plural)


espiñento

espiñento (feminine espiñenta, masculine plural espiñentos, feminine plural espiñentas)

espiñenta (feminine)
espiñentos (masculine plural)
espiñentas (feminine plural)

From espiña (“clay”) + -ento. Compare Portuguese espinhento.


saiñento

saiñento (feminine saiñenta, masculine plural saiñentos, feminine plural saiñentas)

saiñenta (feminine)
saiñentos (masculine plural)
saiñentas (feminine plural)


narneón

narneón (feminine narneona, masculine plural narneóns, feminine plural narneonas)

narneona (feminine)
narneóns (masculine plural)
narneonas (feminine plural)


folloso

folloso (feminine follosa, masculine plural follosos, feminine plural follosas)

follosa (feminine)
follosos (masculine plural)
follosas (feminine plural)

Xa non iremos mais po-los roleiros
en compaña amorosa áas moras, non.
Nin baixo dos follosos ameneiros
as coitas che direi do corazon.

We'll no longer go by the hedges
in loving company [searching] for blackberries, no.
Nor under the leafy alders
the afflictions of the heart I'll tell you.


cabeludo

cabeludo (feminine cabeluda, masculine plural cabeludos, feminine plural cabeludas)

cabeluda (feminine)
cabeludos (masculine plural)
cabeludas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabeludo, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (“hair”) + -udo.


ladeiro

gl-adj

ladeiro (feminine ladeira, masculine plural ladeiros, feminine plural ladeiras)

ladeira (feminine)
ladeiros (masculine plural)
ladeiras (feminine plural)


anglofalante

anglofalante m or f (plural anglofalantes)


baltroteiro

baltroteiro (feminine baltroteira, masculine plural baltroteiros, feminine plural baltroteiras)

baltroteira (feminine)
baltroteiros (masculine plural)
baltroteiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the 18th century. Unknown.

(of a person) dirty, untidy; indecent, obscene; swindling, cheating


festeiro

festeiro (feminine festeira, masculine plural festeiros, feminine plural festeiras)

festeira (feminine)
festeiros (masculine plural)
festeiras (feminine plural)


vergoñento

vergoñento (feminine vergoñenta, masculine plural vergoñentos, feminine plural vergoñentas)

vergoñenta (feminine)
vergoñentos (masculine plural)
vergoñentas (feminine plural)

[beɾ.ɣ̞oˈɲɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]

[beɾ.ɣ̞oˈɲɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]

[beɾ.ħoˈɲɛ̃n̪.t̪ʊ]

First attested in 1916. From vergoña (“shame”) + -ento.


cotrento

cotrento (feminine cotrenta, masculine plural cotrentos, feminine plural cotrentas)

cotrenta (feminine)
cotrentos (masculine plural)
cotrentas (feminine plural)


guerrilleiro

guerrilleiro (feminine guerrilleira, masculine plural guerrilleiros, feminine plural guerrilleiras)

guerrilleira (feminine)
guerrilleiros (masculine plural)
guerrilleiras (feminine plural)

A un dos coches que fai o servicio d'Ourense a Verín, puxeronlle en letras como penedos, este letreiro: "Guerra sin cuartel" . ¿A quén? ¿Ós viaxeiros, ou ós microbios? Pareceme guerrilleiro de máis o título, pra xente que viaxa en tempo de pazç

1884, O Tío Marcos da Portela [periodical], II, 36

One of the stage-coaches that run the service in between Ourense and Verín was fitted, letters as boulders, with this billboard: "All-out War". To whom? Travellers? or microbes? I find this title excessively warlike for people travelling in times of peace.


fondeiro

fondeiro (feminine fondeira, masculine plural fondeiros, feminine plural fondeiras)

fondeira (feminine)
fondeiros (masculine plural)
fondeiras (feminine plural)

(geography) which is at or near the bottom


babeco

babeco (feminine babeca, masculine plural babecos, feminine plural babecas)

babeca (feminine)
babecos (masculine plural)
babecas (feminine plural)


neneira

someone who likes and takes care of children


lueiro

lueiro (feminine lueira, masculine plural lueiros, feminine plural lueiras)

lueira (feminine)
lueiros (masculine plural)
lueiras (feminine plural)


neneiro

neneiro (feminine neneira, masculine plural neneiros, feminine plural neneiras)

neneira (feminine)
neneiros (masculine plural)
neneiras (feminine plural)

who likes to take care of or play with children


fedento

fedento (feminine fedenta, masculine plural fedentos, feminine plural fedentas)

fedenta (feminine)
fedentos (masculine plural)
fedentas (feminine plural)


corruptíbel

corruptíbel m or f (plural corruptíbeis)


xurdio

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

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

(regional, literary) superlative, superb; most excellent


masaxeador

masaxeador (feminine masaxeadora, masculine plural masaxeadores, feminine plural masaxeadoras)

masaxeadora (feminine)
masaxeadores (masculine plural)
masaxeadoras (feminine plural)


aborrallado

aborrallado (feminine aborrallada, masculine plural aborrallados, feminine plural aborralladas)

aborrallada (feminine)
aborrallados (masculine plural)
aborralladas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 18ᵗʰ century. From a- + borralla (“ashes”) + -ado.


seistra

From Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestra, ultimately from Latin sinistra.


chuvioso

chuvioso (feminine chuviosa, masculine plural chuviosos, feminine plural chuviosas)

chuviosa (feminine)
chuviosos (masculine plural)
chuviosas (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1300. From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pluviosus. Cognate with Portuguese chuvoso and Spanish lluvioso.

disolles em cõmo lles daua em synal o seu arco que paresçe ẽno çeo ẽno tempo chuvioso

c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 47:

He told them that He was giving them his bow, which appears in the sky in rainy weather,

Poucos terán boas lembranzas do ano que se foi, porque escomenzou mal e non poido acabar pior. O inverno foi crúo, a primadeira esmorecida e chuviosa, o vrau abafante, o outono desleigado. Día por día pasáro-no contando os seus traballos e coitas os labregos, agardando pola súa redención os que viven escravos dos caciques d'aldea, pensando na súa terriña os emigrantes que morren lonxe dela, aduanando falcatruadas os que trunfan e medran á conta dos máis

1885, O Tío Marcos da Portela, II, 60, page 1:

Few people will have good memories of last year, because it started badly and couldn't have ended worse: winter was harsh, spring rainy and faint, summer stifling, autumn sloppy. Day after day, the peasant spent their time telling about their troubles and disgraces, waiting for their redemption the ones who live enslaved by the village's richmen, longing their land the emigrants who die far away from her, plotting frauds those who trump and grow at the expense of others.


troiteiro

troiteiro (feminine troiteira, masculine plural troiteiros, feminine plural troiteiras)

troiteira (feminine)
troiteiros (masculine plural)
troiteiras (feminine plural)

[tɾoɪ̯ˈteɪ̯ɾʊ]


noxoso

noxoso (feminine noxosa, masculine plural noxosos, feminine plural noxosas)

noxosa (feminine)
noxosos (masculine plural)
noxosas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese nojoso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). By surface analysis, noxo + -oso.

O zapateiro escomenzou a mirá-lo fito a fito, mirou dempois canto tiña ó seu redor, atentouse a roupa, levou a mau á testa como si nela tivese unha lousa de promo, e quedouse atontecido, non atinando a darse conta do que lle pasaba. O guardián atallando aquel noxoso silencio, escramou con voz grave como a do xuez cando pergunta a un reo: — Doime o corazón ó vé-lo, irmao, nese estado; pola honra da crase a que pertenece debera ser máis parco na bebida.

The shoemaker stared at him, high and low; he later examined his surroundings, fumbled his clothes, raised his hand to the forehead, as if he had a slab of lead there, and then stood stunned, incapable of finding what was happening to him. The warder, breaking that awkward silence, exclaimed with a deep voice, as a judge questioning a defendant: "It breaks my heart to see you like that, brother. For the honour of the class you belong to, you should be more sparing with drinks."


abrigoso

abrigoso (feminine abrigosa, masculine plural abrigosos, feminine plural abrigosas)

abrigosa (feminine)
abrigosos (masculine plural)
abrigosas (feminine plural)

[a.β̞ɾiˈɣ̞o.s̺ʊ]

[a.β̞ɾiˈɣ̞o.s̺ʊ]

First attested in the 12th century. From abrigo + -oso.

sheltery; which provides shelter or protection, especially against weather


azoso

azoso (feminine azosa, masculine plural azosos, feminine plural azosas)

azosa (feminine)
azosos (masculine plural)
azosas (feminine plural)

willing, ready; hard-working, industrious


cotroso

cotroso (feminine cotrosa, masculine plural cotrosos, feminine plural cotrosas)

cotrosa (feminine)
cotrosos (masculine plural)
cotrosas (feminine plural)


aviñotado

aviñotado (feminine aviñotada, masculine plural aviñotados, feminine plural aviñotadas)

aviñotada (feminine)
aviñotados (masculine plural)
aviñotadas (feminine plural)

Attested since 1843. From viño (“wine”).

é vai votando foguetes
o mayèrdomo con alma
q’è un pròbe pescadore
aviñotado d’a cara,
arropiñado d’os pelos
ollos verdes, longa pata

he throws rockets,
the steward with pulse,
who is but a poor fisherman
with a purplish face,
spiky hair
blue eyes, long leg


benfeito

benfeito (feminine benfeita, masculine plural benfeitos, feminine plural benfeitas)

benfeita (feminine)
benfeitos (masculine plural)
benfeitas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese benfeyto.

inh+

Pò la mañà ben cedo
O nosso Rey Don Luis,
Mais ledo, mais garrido,
Qu'ò cravel, è ò jazmin:
Tan lindo, tan benfeito
Que posto cabe d'il,
Adonis ê un probiño,
Narciso vn aprendiz:

1724, Luis de Losada, Mourning for death of king Luis:

Early in the morning
our king Luís,
more joyful, lusher,
than carnation, than jasmine:
so beauty, so handsome
that by his side
Adonis is but a poor thing,
Narcissus an apprentice


larchán

gl-adj

larchán (feminine larchana, masculine plural larcháns, feminine plural larchanas)

larchana (feminine)
larcháns (masculine plural)
larchanas (feminine plural)


medoñento

medoñento (feminine medoñenta, masculine plural medoñentos, feminine plural medoñentas)

medoñenta (feminine)
medoñentos (masculine plural)
medoñentas (feminine plural)


gasalleiro

gasalleiro (feminine gasalleira, masculine plural gasalleiros, feminine plural gasalleiras)

gasalleira (feminine)
gasalleiros (masculine plural)
gasalleiras (feminine plural)


raioto

raioto (feminine raiota, masculine plural raiotos, feminine plural raiotas)

raiota (feminine)
raiotos (masculine plural)
raiotas (feminine plural)


sen termo

[s̺ɪnˈtɛɾmʊ]


máxico

máxico (feminine máxica, masculine plural máxicos, feminine plural máxicas)

máxica (feminine)
máxicos (masculine plural)
máxicas (feminine plural)

Attested since circa 1350 (magica). Learned borrowing from Latin magicus. Doublet of meigo.


manseliño

manseliño (feminine manseliña, masculine plural manseliños, feminine plural manseliñas)

manseliña (feminine)
manseliños (masculine plural)
manseliñas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese manselinno (13th century, used by the Galician Airas Nunes). From manso + -eliño.


faladeiro

faladeiro (feminine faladeira, masculine plural faladeiros, feminine plural faladeiras)

faladeira (feminine)
faladeiros (masculine plural)
faladeiras (feminine plural)


estremeiro

estremeiro (feminine estremeira, masculine plural estremeiros, feminine plural estremeiras)

estremeira (feminine)
estremeiros (masculine plural)
estremeiras (feminine plural)

Attested since 1913. From estremo (“boundary”) + -eiro.


malcabido

malcabido (feminine malcabida, masculine plural malcabidos, feminine plural malcabidas)

malcabida (feminine)
malcabidos (masculine plural)
malcabidas (feminine plural)

From mal (“ill, badly”) + cabido (“fit”). Approximately, ill-fitting.

(two persons almost bump into one another) "Olla que somos malcabidos!"

a situación tristísima e máis que lamentábel da súa nai, enferma, sin recursos e, para maor desgracia, de xenio tan atufado, enrenico e mal cabido, que naide se ladaba con ela

1895, A. López Ferreiro, A tecedeira de Bonaval, page 170:

the very sad and lamentable position of her mother, sick, resourceless and, adding insult to injury, having such a haughty, rude and misfit temper, that none got along with her


tallante

From the old present participle of tallar (“to cut”).


aneiro

aneiro (feminine aneira, masculine plural aneiros, feminine plural aneiras)

aneira (feminine)
aneiros (masculine plural)
aneiras (feminine plural)

biennial; which bears fruit each other year


escorredío

escorredío (feminine escorredía, masculine plural escorredíos, feminine plural escorredías)

escorredía (feminine)
escorredíos (masculine plural)
escorredías (feminine plural)


murcio

murcio (feminine murcia, masculine plural murcios, feminine plural murcias)

murcia (feminine)
murcios (masculine plural)
murcias (feminine plural)

Alternative form of mucio (“stale; decayed”)


bacento

bacento (feminine bacenta, masculine plural bacentos, feminine plural bacentas)

bacenta (feminine)
bacentos (masculine plural)
bacentas (feminine plural)


vello coma o mundo

Humboldt soubo que o Directoire quería enviar un grupo de exploradores aos Mares do Sur baixo a dirección do grande Bougainville, pero o home era tan vello coma o mundo, estaba xordo de todo[…]

2006, Daniel Kehlmann, A medición do mundo, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 40:

Humboldt learned that the Directory wanted to send a group of researchers to the South Sea under the command of the great Bougainville, but Bougainville was as old as the hills, stone deaf […]


agochado

agochado (feminine agochada, masculine plural agochados, feminine plural agochadas)

agochada (feminine)
agochados (masculine plural)
agochadas (feminine plural)


medoso

medoso (feminine medosa, masculine plural medosos, feminine plural medosas)

medosa (feminine)
medosos (masculine plural)
medosas (feminine plural)


medrán

medrán (feminine medrana, masculine plural medráns, feminine plural medranas)

medrana (feminine)
medráns (masculine plural)
medranas (feminine plural)


biodegradábel

biodegradábel m or f (plural biodegradábeis)


merdán

merdán (feminine merdana, masculine plural merdáns, feminine plural merdanas)

merdana (feminine)
merdáns (masculine plural)
merdanas (feminine plural)

Un día díxolle merdán a xa non falan máis

Once he called him piece of shit and they don't talk any more

(vulgar, strongly derogatory) shitty (unpleasant; miserable)


solloso

solloso (feminine sollosa, masculine plural sollosos, feminine plural sollosas)

sollosa (feminine)
sollosos (masculine plural)
sollosas (feminine plural)

From asollar (“to sunbathe”) + -oso, from sol (“sun”).


queixoso

queixoso (feminine queixosa, masculine plural queixosos, feminine plural queixosas)

queixosa (feminine)
queixosos (masculine plural)
queixosas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese queixoso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria): queixa (“complaint”) + -oso. Compare Portuguese queixoso and Spanish quejoso.


vilego

vilego (feminine vilega, masculine plural vilegos, feminine plural vilegas)

vilega (feminine)
vilegos (masculine plural)
vilegas (feminine plural)


solerma

Attested since the 19th century. Ultimately from Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (assalám ‘alík), from Arabic السلام عليكم (“peace be with you; hello”). Compare Spanish zalama.

der

السلام عليكم


lizgairo

gl-adj

lizgairo (feminine lizgaira, masculine plural lizgairos, feminine plural lizgairas)

lizgaira (feminine)
lizgairos (masculine plural)
lizgairas (feminine plural)

[liθˈɡai̯ɾʊ]


colleitizo

colleitizo (feminine colleitiza, masculine plural colleitizos, feminine plural colleitizas)

colleitiza (feminine)
colleitizos (masculine plural)
colleitizas (feminine plural)


feito a machada

... por exemplo, hai máis posibilidades de contaxiarse do amor pola obra ben feita e despreciar o feito a machada; […]

... For example, it is more probable to get infected with love for the work well done and to look down on that hastily done; […]

(idiomatic, usually referred to man made objects) unsophisticated, coarse, crude; hastily made


caseño

caseño (feminine caseña, masculine plural caseños, feminine plural caseñas)

caseña (feminine)
caseños (masculine plural)
caseñas (feminine plural)


roufeño

roufeño (feminine roufeña, masculine plural roufeños, feminine plural roufeñas)

roufeña (feminine)
roufeños (masculine plural)
roufeñas (feminine plural)


devanceiro

devanceiro (feminine devanceira, masculine plural devanceiros, feminine plural devanceiras)

devanceira (feminine)
devanceiros (masculine plural)
devanceiras (feminine plural)

Attested since the early 20th century. From French devancier.


carallán

gl-noun

carallán m (plural caralláns, feminine carallana, feminine plural carallanas)

caralláns (plural)
carallana (feminine)
carallanas (feminine plural)


ministrábel

gl-adj

ministrábel m or f (plural ministrábeis)


marabilloso

marabilloso (feminine marabillosa, masculine plural marabillosos, feminine plural marabillosas)

marabillosa (feminine)
marabillosos (masculine plural)
marabillosas (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese maravilloso (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from marabilla + oso.


fiucego

fiucego (feminine fiucega, masculine plural fiucegos, feminine plural fiucegas)

fiucega (feminine)
fiucegos (masculine plural)
fiucegas (feminine plural)


xerador

xerador (feminine xeradora, masculine plural xeradores, feminine plural xeradoras)

xeradora (feminine)
xeradores (masculine plural)
xeradoras (feminine plural)

From Old Galician-Portuguese geerador, from Latin generātōrem.


domótico

domótico (feminine domótica, masculine plural domóticos, feminine plural domóticas)

domótica (feminine)
domóticos (masculine plural)
domóticas (feminine plural)


chorido

chorido (feminine chorida, masculine plural choridos, feminine plural choridas)

chorida (feminine)
choridos (masculine plural)
choridas (feminine plural)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin flōridus. Doublet of florido.


inmorrente

Attested since 1882. From in- + morrer + -ente, "undying".


fiteiro

gl-adj

fiteiro (feminine fiteira, masculine plural fiteiros, feminine plural fiteiras)

fiteira (feminine)
fiteiros (masculine plural)
fiteiras (feminine plural)


vixiante

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vixilante.


vixilante

Learned borrowing from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vixiante.


famelgo

gl-adj

famelgo (feminine famelga, masculine plural famelgos, feminine plural famelgas)

famelga (feminine)
famelgos (masculine plural)
famelgas (feminine plural)

Attested since the 18th century. From Latin famelicus. Doublet of famélico. Compare Spanish jamelgo.


furricoso

furricoso (feminine furricosa, masculine plural furricosos, feminine plural furricosas)

furricosa (feminine)
furricosos (masculine plural)
furricosas (feminine plural)


coutado

coutado (feminine coutada, masculine plural coutados, feminine plural coutadas)

coutada (feminine)
coutados (masculine plural)
coutadas (feminine plural)

(archaic) having a peculiar jurisdiction


cacholudo

cacholudo (feminine cacholuda, masculine plural cacholudos, feminine plural cacholudas)

cacholuda (feminine)
cacholudos (masculine plural)
cacholudas (feminine plural)

[kɑt͡ʃɔˈluðʊ]


comenenciudo

comenenciudo (feminine comenenciuda, masculine plural comenenciudos, feminine plural comenenciudas)

comenenciuda (feminine)
comenenciudos (masculine plural)
comenenciudas (feminine plural)

[komẽnẽnˈθi̯ʊðʊ]

Attested since the 19th century. From comenencia (“interest”) + -udo.

SOBR'OS TÍOS; Esta palabra ten, según vostedes m'enseñan, dúas aceuciós, unha propia coa que desinase ós irmás de nosos pais, e outra figurada coa que se quer sinificar a certos homes de pouco pelaxe, cucos ou comenenzudos

ON THE UNCLES: This word has, as you teach me, two senses, one proper with which you designate our parent's brothers, and another figured one with which you mean certain low men, cuckoos or opportunists

someone who shows false interest in a person for taking advantage of him or her; opportunist


rechamante

¡Qué de panos froreados
 dos máis vivos cores cheos,
 tan rechamantes ós ollos
 por iso mesmo escolleitos!

1882, José Benito Amado, A Romería, page 47:

Such flowery headscarves
 filled with the most vivid colours,
 so flashy to the eyes
 by this same reason selected!


pegarado

pegarado (feminine pegarada, masculine plural pegarados, feminine plural pegaradas)

pegarada (feminine)
pegarados (masculine plural)
pegaradas (feminine plural)


rinchón

rinchón (feminine rinchona, masculine plural rinchóns, feminine plural rinchonas)

rinchona (feminine)
rinchóns (masculine plural)
rinchonas (feminine plural)


criolóxico

criolóxico (feminine criolóxica, masculine plural criolóxicos, feminine plural criolóxicas)

criolóxica (feminine)
criolóxicos (masculine plural)
criolóxicas (feminine plural)

cryological; pertaining to the science of refrigeration


arrevesado

arrevesado (feminine arrevesada, masculine plural arrevesados, feminine plural arrevesadas)

arrevesada (feminine)
arrevesados (masculine plural)
arrevesadas (feminine plural)


cabeiro

cabeiro (feminine cabeira, masculine plural cabeiros, feminine plural cabeiras)

cabeira (feminine)
cabeiros (masculine plural)
cabeiras (feminine plural)


testán

testán (feminine testana, masculine plural testáns, feminine plural testanas)

testana (feminine)
testáns (masculine plural)
testanas (feminine plural)


durmidor

durmidor (feminine durmidora, masculine plural durmidores, feminine plural durmidoras)

durmidora (feminine)
durmidores (masculine plural)
durmidoras (feminine plural)


perenifólio

perenifólia (feminine)
perenifólios (masculine plural)
perenifólias (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of perennifolio


pasaxeiro

pasaxeiro (feminine pasaxeira, masculine plural pasaxeiros, feminine plural pasaxeiras)

pasaxeira (feminine)
pasaxeiros (masculine plural)
pasaxeiras (feminine plural)


como sardiñas en banastra

Attested since the 19th century. Literally, "like sardines in the basket".

na compaña dos meus bos amigos Benito das Vacalouras e Martiño de Zamora, metínme nun deses wagós do camiño de ferro d'Ourense a Vigo, i anque fumos nel como sardiñas en banasta, non tivemos queixa, porque neso da comparanza das sardiñas, nosoutros éramos das cabezudas, i as que levábamos á beira eran das escochadas, frescas e pequerrechiñas e cun sal

1884, O tío Marcos da Portela, volume 2, number 45, page 1:

in the company of my good friends Benito das Vacalouras and Martiño from Zamora, I entered one of those wagons of the train from Ourense to Vigo and, even if we travelled packed as sardines, we had no complaint, because on that comparison we were as sardines with head, but those next to us were as headless sardines, fresh and small and salted

packed like sardines
packed like sardines

(idiomatic, simile) packed like sardines


escochado

escochado (feminine escochada, masculine plural escochados, feminine plural escochadas)

escochada (feminine)
escochados (masculine plural)
escochadas (feminine plural)

in the company of my good friends Benito das Vacalouras and Martiño from Zamora, I entered one of those wagons of the railroad from Ourense to Vigo and, even if we travelled packed as sardines, we had no complaint, because on that comparison we were as sardines with head, but those next to us were as beheaded sardines, fresh and small and salted


enxaugado

enxaugado (feminine enxaugada, masculine plural enxaugados, feminine plural enxaugadas)

enxaugada (feminine)
enxaugados (masculine plural)
enxaugadas (feminine plural)


mulido

mulido (feminine mulida, masculine plural mulidos, feminine plural mulidas)

mulida (feminine)
mulidos (masculine plural)
mulidas (feminine plural)


obxectivo

obxectivo (feminine obxectiva, masculine plural obxectivos, feminine plural obxectivas)

obxectiva (feminine)
obxectivos (masculine plural)
obxectivas (feminine plural)

[ɔb.ʃɛkˈt̪i.β̞ʊ]

Learned borrowing from Latin objectīvus.


coadjuvante

reintegrationist spelling of coadxuvante


coidadoso

coidadoso (feminine coidadosa, masculine plural coidadosos, feminine plural coidadosas)

coidadosa (feminine)
coidadosos (masculine plural)
coidadosas (feminine plural)


manteigoso

manteigoso (feminine manteigosa, masculine plural manteigosos, feminine plural manteigosas)

manteigosa (feminine)
manteigosos (masculine plural)
manteigosas (feminine plural)


tipolóxico

tipolóxico (feminine tipolóxica, masculine plural tipolóxicos, feminine plural tipolóxicas)

tipolóxica (feminine)
tipolóxicos (masculine plural)
tipolóxicas (feminine plural)


deontolóxico

deontolóxico (feminine deontolóxica, masculine plural deontolóxicos, feminine plural deontolóxicas)

deontolóxica (feminine)
deontolóxicos (masculine plural)
deontolóxicas (feminine plural)


maxestoso

maxestoso (feminine maxestosa, masculine plural maxestosos, feminine plural maxestosas)

maxestosa (feminine)
maxestosos (masculine plural)
maxestosas (feminine plural)


respectuoso

respectuoso (feminine respectuosa, masculine plural respectuosos, feminine plural respectuosas)

respectuosa (feminine)
respectuosos (masculine plural)
respectuosas (feminine plural)

From respecto + -oso. Cognate with Portuguese respeitoso.

respectful (that has respect for something or someone)


inxenuo

inxenuo (feminine inxenua, masculine plural inxenuos, feminine plural inxenuas)

inxenua (feminine)
inxenuos (masculine plural)
inxenuas (feminine plural)

Ultimately from Latin ingenuus. Cognate with Portuguese ingênuo.

naive (that has excessive confidence in others and its good intentions)


buxán

buxán (feminine buxá, masculine plural buxáns, feminine plural buxás)

buxá (feminine)
buxáns (masculine plural)
buxás (feminine plural)

Probably related to Spanish gusano, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. First attested in the 18th century.


ramalludo

ramalludo (feminine ramalluda, masculine plural ramalludos, feminine plural ramalludas)

ramalluda (feminine)
ramalludos (masculine plural)
ramalludas (feminine plural)

From ramallo (“branch with leaves”) + -udo.


morredizo

morredizo (feminine morrediza, masculine plural morredizos, feminine plural morredizas)

morrediza (feminine)
morredizos (masculine plural)
morredizas (feminine plural)

O Auntamiento enteiro está dormindo... Punto redondo. Siguennos dando carne morrediza (¿Dixenvos carne? Non; évos carniza.) Os buxeos qu'están decote altivos, Dá-na chea de ósos, cara e mala Feita d'encargo pra matar a vivos. O Concexal non fala: ¿Por qué diaños será?

1877, O tío Marcos da Portela, number 27, page 108:

"The whole Town Council is asleep... That's it. We are still fed with decaying meat (Did I say meat? No; that's carrion.) Butchers, always so haughty, give it full of bones, expensive and bad, custom-made for killing the living ones. The Councillor says nothing: Why on earth?"


ovelleiro

ovelleiro (feminine ovelleira, masculine plural ovelleiros, feminine plural ovelleiras)

ovelleira (feminine)
ovelleiros (masculine plural)
ovelleiras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ovelleiro. By surface analysis, ovella + -eiro. Compare Portuguese ovelheiro, Spanish ovejero.


peiteiro

gl-adj

peiteiro (feminine peiteira, masculine plural peiteiros, feminine plural peiteiras)

peiteira (feminine)
peiteiros (masculine plural)
peiteiras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peiteiro, peyteyro. From peita + -eiro, from Latin pactum. Compare Spanish pechero.

inh+

(historical) from a non-noble background; humble


en porrancho

gl-adj

en porrancho (feminine en porrancha, masculine plural en porrancho or en porranchos, feminine plural en porrancha or en porranchas)

en porrancha (feminine)
en porrancho (masculine plural)
en porranchos (masculine plural)
en porrancha (feminine plural)
en porranchas (feminine plural)


merdeiro

merdeiro (feminine merdeira, masculine plural merdeiros, feminine plural merdeiras)

merdeira (feminine)
merdeiros (masculine plural)
merdeiras (feminine plural)

[mɛɾˈð̞ej.ɾʊ]


toleirán

toleirán (feminine toleirana, masculine plural toleiráns, feminine plural toleiranas)

toleirana (feminine)
toleiráns (masculine plural)
toleiranas (feminine plural)


cabuxeiro

cabuxeiro (feminine cabuxeira, masculine plural cabuxeiros, feminine plural cabuxeiras)

cabuxeira (feminine)
cabuxeiros (masculine plural)
cabuxeiras (feminine plural)

From cabuxa (“tantrum; young goat”) + -eiro.


cornám

corná (feminine)
cornáns (masculine plural)
cornás (feminine plural)


penço

pença (feminine)
penços (masculine plural)
penças (feminine plural)


forâneo

forânea (feminine)
forâneos (masculine plural)
forâneas (feminine plural)


possessório

possessória (feminine)
possessórios (masculine plural)
possessórias (feminine plural)


barbalampiño

barbalampiño (feminine barbalampiña, masculine plural barbalampiños, feminine plural barbalampiñas)

barbalampiña (feminine)
barbalampiños (masculine plural)
barbalampiñas (feminine plural)

→ Spanish: barbilampiño

From barba (“beard”) + lampo (“early, featureless”) + -iño (“a diminutive suffix”)


libidonoso

gl-adj

libidonoso (feminine libidonosa, masculine plural libidonosos, feminine plural libidonosas)

libidonosa (feminine)
libidonosos (masculine plural)
libidonosas (feminine plural)


potássico

potássica (feminine)
potássicos (masculine plural)
potássicas (feminine plural)


harmonizável

reintegrationist spelling of harmonizable


ortogenético

ortogenética (feminine)
ortogenéticos (masculine plural)
ortogenéticas (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of ortoxenético


ossiânico

ossiânica (feminine)
ossiânicos (masculine plural)
ossiânicas (feminine plural)


hulheiro

hulheira (feminine)
hulheiros (masculine plural)
hulheiras (feminine plural)


palhoso

palhosa (feminine)
palhosos (masculine plural)
palhosas (feminine plural)


teúrgico

teúrgica (feminine)
teúrgicos (masculine plural)
teúrgicas (feminine plural)


homocêntrico

homocêntrica (feminine)
homocêntricos (masculine plural)
homocêntricas (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of homocéntrico


inegociável

reintegrationist spelling of innegociable


percutâneo

percutânea (feminine)
percutâneos (masculine plural)
percutâneas (feminine plural)


ubiquitário

ubiquitária (feminine)
ubiquitários (masculine plural)
ubiquitárias (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of ubicuitario


ultrassensível

reintegrationist spelling of ultrasensible


precautório

precautória (feminine)
precautórios (masculine plural)
precautórias (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of precautorio


unguentário

unguentária (feminine)
unguentários (masculine plural)
unguentárias (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of ungüentario


fragmentário

fragmentária (feminine)
fragmentários (masculine plural)
fragmentárias (feminine plural)

reintegrationist spelling of fragmentario


forçoso

forçosa (feminine)
forçosos (masculine plural)
forçosas (feminine plural)


urânico

urânica (feminine)
urânicos (masculine plural)
urânicas (feminine plural)


inconvertível

reintegrationist spelling of inconvertible


comensurável

reintegrationist spelling of conmensurable


zoncho

zoncho (feminine zoncha, masculine plural zonchos, feminine plural zonchas)

zoncha (feminine)
zonchos (masculine plural)
zonchas (feminine plural)

[ˈθonʲ.t͡ʃʊ]

[ˈθonʲ.t͡ʃʊ]


baldreu

baldreu (feminine baldría, masculine plural baldreus, feminine plural baldrías)

baldría (feminine)
baldreus (masculine plural)
baldrías (feminine plural)

Probably ultimately derived from Old French baldrei, baudré, "belt; girdle" (compare French baudrier), of unknown origin.

unk

unknown