galafre

Galician

Etymology

Attested circa 1152 as a nickname ("dictus Galafri"). Probably from Old French, from Latin gula (“gluttony”): cognate with French gouillafre and Catalan golafre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlafɾe̝/

Adjective

galafre m or f (plural galafres)

1. gluttonous

   Synonym: comellón

Noun

galafre m or f by sense (plural galafres)

1. glutton (person who eats excessively)

   Synonym: comellón

References

• “galafre” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “galafre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galafre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Poitevin-Saintongeais

Noun

galafre

1. a scar

References

• Jônain, Pierre. Dictionnaire du patois Saintongeais. 1869. Page 200.