loitador

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Galician

[edit]
Aloitador

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese luytador (attested circa 1300), from Latin luctator, "wrestler". By surface analysis, loita +‎ -dor. Cognate with Portuguese lutador and Spanish luchador.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

loitador m (plural loitadores)

  1. fighter, wrestler
  2. a person who wrestles horses during the rapa das bestas

Adjective

[edit]

loitador (feminine loitadora, masculine plural loitadores, feminine plural loitadoras)

  1. brave, bold
[edit]

References

[edit]