túzaro

Galician

Etymology

Obscure. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuθa̝ɾo̝/, (western) /ˈtusa̝ɾo̝/

Adjective

túzaro (feminine túzara, masculine plural túzaros, feminine plural túzaras)

1. sullen, brooding, unsociable

   Synonym: insociable

2. stubborn, obstinate, brutish

Noun

túzaro m (plural túzaros, feminine túzara, feminine plural túzaras)

1. a grouch, an unsociable person

   Synonyms: cazurro, bestello, trepeiro, tarulo, tamarugo, rude

2. a stubborn, obstinate, brutish person

References

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