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From aturuxo.

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aturuxar (first-person singular present aturuxo, first-person singular preterite aturuxei, past participle aturuxado)

  1. (folklore, intransitive) to make a traditional and festive long guttural howling shout
    Os mozos aturuxan ao son da gaita.The young men howl at the sound of the bagpipe
    • 1814, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Romance:
      Aturutade rapaces;
      E decide a o sacristan,
      Que faga vóar as campanas
      E anoncie a festividade.
      Howl, youngsters;
      and tell the sacristan
      to make the bells fly
      and announce the festivity.
  2. (transitive) to fluster, to confuse with noise or chatting
    Synonym: abouxar
  3. (dated) to boo
    Synonym: apupar

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