souria

Galician

Alternative forms

• soira, xoula

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *soura, from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsowɾjɐ]

Noun

souria f (plural sourias)

1. warm south wind
2. suffocating hot, hot flash

Related terms

• chourizo
• resouro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “souria”, 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), “xoula”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega