nifrar
Galician
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Old French nifler, and so related to French renifler; from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- to aspire noisily by the nose, to sniff
- to whimper, to snivel
- to pucker one's lips (with disapproval)
- to mutter
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (snivel): choromicar, mexericar
- (to mutter): rosmar
Derived terms
References
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- 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