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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin bibitus (“drunk”); cognate of Portuguese bêbedo and of Spanish beodo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bébedo (feminine bébeda, masculine plural bébedos, feminine plural bébedas)
- drunk (intoxicated)
- Synonyms: borracho, peneque
Derived terms
Noun
bébedo m (plural bébedos, feminine bébeda, feminine plural bébedas)
- drunkard
1433, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, Vida e fala dos devanceiros, page 389:diso que lle disera "vello royn, bébedo, louco, sandio, desuariado", et que sacara a espada contra él- he said that said to him "worthless old man, drunkard, madman, stupid, fool", and that brandished the sword against him
References
- “bebedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bebedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.