estrumeira
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From estrume (“litter; mixture of straw and other vegetables and manure”) + -eira.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
estrumeira m (plural estrumeiras)
- dunghill, heap of decayed litter of animal and vegetable origin used as fertilizer
- place used for the production of fertilizer (compost) from the decayed remains of organic matter
- (figurative) an unclean or untidy place
- Fillo! Tes a casa feita unha estrumeira!
- My son! The house is like a heap of litter (because of you)!
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References edit
- “estrumeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “estrumeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “estrumeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.