barrufeiro

Galician

Alternative forms
  • burrufeiro

Etymology

From barruzo +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [baruˈfejɾʊ]

Adjective

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

  1. (of horses, derogatory) sprinkled with dirt; nag-like
    • c1810, Antonio Arias Teixeiro, Sonetos con estrambote;
      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.
      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

Noun

barrufeiro m (plural barrufeiros)

  1. nag

References
  • “barrufeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “barrufeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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