lambefoula

Galician

Etymology

From lamber (“lick”) +‎ foula (“milldust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lambeˈfowla̝/

Noun

lambefoula m (plural lambefoulas)

1. (derogatory) stingy

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “foula”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “lambefoulas”, 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), “lambefoula”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega