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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 18th century. From andar a (“to be searching for”) + turra (“beating”).
Verb
andar ás turras (first-person singular present ando ás turras, first-person singular preterite andei ás turras, past participle andado ás turras)
- to look for trouble
- to romp
- to quarrel, fight
1843, Xoán M. Pintos, A Faustino Dominguez:Si te vira andar as turras
Como eu te vim noutro tempo?- If I see you quarrelling
As I saw you in the past
References
- “turras” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “andar ás turras” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.