xurreira

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Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Obscure; either from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, if derived from xurro,[1] or onomatopoeic if related to chorro.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xurreira f (plural xurreiras)

  1. drainage
  2. surface runoff

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “churre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “chorro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos