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

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