xurdio

Galician

E tras de xurdia loita os homes de Brigantia reconqueriron o Santo Grial ceibe e grorioso ("And after the most notable struggle [fight], the men of Brigantium reconquered the Holy Grail, free and glorious"), circa 1922, by Camilo Díaz Baliño

Etymology

Probably from xurdir (“to surge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃuɾðjʊ]

Adjective

xurdio (feminine xurdia, masculine plural xurdios, feminine plural xurdias)

1. (regional, literary) superlative, superb; most excellent

References

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