furrica

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from furricar (“to shit (diarrhea)”), from Latin foria (“diarrhea”).

Alternative forms

• forrica

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fuˈrikɐ], [fʊˈrikɐ]

Noun

furrica f (plural furricas)

1. diarrhea (watery or very soft excrement)
   • c1886, folk song:

     Toca, gueiteiro, c'o demo t'afogue
     merda n-a gaita, forrica n-os foles

     Play, bagpiper, I hope that the devil chokes you:
     shit in the pipe, diarrhea in the bag

   Synonyms: cagarría, foira

2. (figurative) soft or decayed substance

Related terms

• furricalla
• furricar
• furrico
• furricón
• furricoso
• furriqueiro

 

References

• “furrica” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “furrica” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “furrica” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

furrica

1. inflection of furricar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative