zudre

Galician

Alternative forms

• sudre, xurro, zurro

Etymology

Unknown, but probably from a substrate language; related to Portuguese enxurro and Portuguese enxurrada (“flash flood”), Portuguese surro (“dirt”), and Spanish churre (“grime”). Also related to several current places named Xudres and Zudres, in local Medieval Latin Scudris, Sudris and Xudris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθuðɾe̝/

Noun

zudre m (plural zudres)

1. liquid manure

   Synonyms: ludro, xurro

2. surface runoff
3. sheep wool grease

   Synonyms: ludro, peco

Derived terms

• Sudreira
• Sudrio
• Sudrios
• Sudros
• Zudreiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zudre”, 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), “zudre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zudre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zurro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN