arrocheiro

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Galician

Arrocheiros

Etymology

15th century. From arrocho (garrot) +‎ -eiro, from *garrocheiro.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

arrocheiro m (plural arrocheiros)

  1. (historical) muleteer (a professional who was hired for transporting goods using pack animals or carts)
    • 1437, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 91:
      a Lourenço, arrocheiro, de hũa carga de pescado que levou en semana mayor a Santiago ao arçebispo XV maravedis, e a Juan Afonso, arrocheiro, outros XV maravedis de hua carga de pixotas, que levou a Santiago ao dito señor
      To Lourenzo, muleteer, for a load of fish he drove the main week into Santiago, to the archbishop, for 15 maravedis; and to Juan Afonso, muleteer, another 15 maravedis for a load of hakes he took to Santiago to the aforementioned lord

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “garra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos