irrintzi

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque irrintzi.

Noun

irrintzi m (plural irrintzis)

  1. a type of shout, historically used by Basque peasants to communicate over long distances
    • 2017 August, “Portugalete se rinde a su bajada festiva más popular. Deia, Noticias de Bizkaia”, in Deia:
      Unos decidieron en la plaza y escuchar a la Banda Municipal, otros se tuvieron que tapar los oídos en XIII concurso de irrintzis que celebraron las cuadrillas y a las diez y media de la noche los fuegos artificiales de la Pirotecnia Valecea aglutinaron a casi todos los que estaban con ganas de fiesta.
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