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Galician
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
lapuz m (plural lapuces)
- (derogatory, archaic) a miserable person
1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:fan mais mal que no'a lagostra
son como abes de Rapiña
Lagumeiros
lapuzes e lacoeiros
que con achaque da guerra
quedou ynsinada a terra
a consentir lacoeiros
- they cause more harm than the locust,
they are like birds of prey
marsh-alikes
miserables and loafers
cause with the excuse of war
the land was taught
to consent freeloaders
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lapuz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lapuz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN