zurro

Alternative forms

• zudre
• xurro

Etymology

Unknown, but probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia;^[1] 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): /ˈθuro̝/

Noun

zurro m (plural zurros)

1. liquid manure
2. surface runoff
3. Sheep wool grease

References

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

Noun

zurro m (plural zurros)

1. bray (the cry of a donkey)

Verb

zurro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of zurrar

Verb

zurro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of zurrir.