Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese argueiro, from a substrate language,[1] perhaps Celtic (compare argana). Cognate with Old Spanish arguero.

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Noun

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argueiro m (plural argueiros)

  1. speck, mote, fluff
    Synonyms: aruxo, lixo
    Ve o algueiro en ollo alleo e non o ve no seu
    He sees the mote in his brother's eye, but not the one in his own eye
  2. dung; dropping
    Synonyms: bosta, cagalla
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  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “argueyro”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧guei‧ro

Noun

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argueiro m (plural argueiros)

  1. fluff (tiny, light piece of material)
  2. (figurative) fluff (something that is insignificant)
    Synonym: ninharia