argueiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• algueiro, argoeiro, argüeiro, arguieiro

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese argueiro, from a substrate language, perhaps Celtic (compare argana). Cognate with Old Spanish arguero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈɣejɾo̝/

Noun

argueiro m (plural argueiros)

1. speck, mote, fluff

   Synonyms: aruxo, lixo

   Ve o algueiro en ollo alleo e non o ve no seu

   He sees the mote in his brother's eye, but not the one in his own eye

2. dung; dropping

   Synonyms: bosta, cagalla

Related terms

• argana
• Arganedo
• Arganosa

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “argueiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “argueyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “argueiro”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “algueiro”, 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), “argueiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “argueiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [aɦˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [aɦˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [aɾˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [aʁˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [aɻˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾu/ [ɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡɐj.ɾu/ [ɐɾˈɣɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡej.ɾu/ [ɐɾˈɣej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡej.ɾu/ [ɐɾˈɣej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡe.ɾu/ [ɐɾˈɣe.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: ar‧guei‧ro

Noun

argueiro m (plural argueiros)

1. fluff (tiny, light piece of material)
2. (figurative) fluff (something that is insignificant)

   Synonym: ninharia