trosma

Galician

Alternative forms

• prosma, prosnia

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *trudsmo- Compare Welsh trwm and Old Irish trom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔsma̝/

Adjective

trosma m or f (plural trosmas)

1. dim-witted; sluggish
   • 1926, Xulián Magariños, O Kalivera 30 HP:

     Recoñezo agora que fun moi trosma daquela; os pillabáns non só me desprumaban mais aínda se moqueaban de min

     I concede that I acted very innocently back then; the rascals didn't just stripe me, they also mocked at me

Noun

trosma m or f by sense (plural trosmas)

1. gawk, simpleton

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trosma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “trosma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trosma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “prosma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN