nifrar

Galician

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old French nifler, and so related to French renifler; from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈfɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to aspire noisily by the nose, to sniff
2. to whimper, to snivel
3. to pucker one's lips (with disapproval)
4. to mutter

Synonyms

• (snivel): choromicar, mexericar
• (to mutter): rosmar

Derived terms

• nifrón (“weepy”)
• nifroso (“weepy”)

References

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