ruxerruxe
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A reduplication of ruxe (“it sounds/jingles/roars”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ruxerruxe m (plural ruxerruxes)
- jingle; hum
- rattle
- Synonym: axóuxere
- (figurative) rumor
- Synonym: runrún
- 2004, Séchu Sende, Orixe, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 127:
- Segundo o ruxerruxe, un dos xogadores era o gobernador e tamén se falaba do conde e do xuíz e dun capitán da Garda Civil, do cura e mesmo do alcalde
- According to the rumor, one of the gamblers was the governor, and they also told of the count and the judge and a captain of the guards and the priest and even the mayor
Related terms edit
References edit
- “ruxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ruxerruxe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ruxerruxe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.