andar ás turras

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From andar a (“to be searching for”) + turra (“beating”).

Verb

andar ás turras (first-person singular present ando ás turras, first-person singular preterite andei ás turras, past participle andado ás turras)

1. to look for trouble
2. to romp
3. to quarrel, fight
   • 1843, Xoán M. Pintos, A Faustino Dominguez:

     Si te vira andar as turras
     Como eu te vim noutro tempo?

     If I see you quarrelling
     As I saw you in the past

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “turras”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “andar ás turras”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega