argueiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• algueiro, argoeiro, argüeiro, arguieiro

Etymology

From Old Galician and 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

   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

   Synonyms: aruxo, lixo

2. dung; dropping

   Synonyms: bosta, cagalla

Related terms

• argana
• Arganedo
• Arganosa

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “argueyr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• 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

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Portuguese

Noun

argueiro m (plural argueiros)

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

Synonyms

• (something insignificant): ninharia