antroxu

Asturian

Alternative forms

• antroyu
• antroidu (Western)
• entroxu, antrueyu (dialectal)
• antroxo (Central, dialectal)
• antroiru (Western, dialectal)
• antruechu (Patsuezu, dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin introitus. Compare Spanish antruejo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɾoʃu/ [ãn̪ˈt̪ɾo.ʃu]
• Rhymes: -oʃu
• Syllabification: an‧tro‧xu

Noun

antroxu m (plural antroxos)

1. carnival (festive occasion marked by parades, specially the traditional Asturian festival)

Further reading

• “antroxu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “antroxu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN