marulo

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Probably a back-formation from marulán.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

marulo m (plural marulos, feminine marula, feminine plural marulas)

  1. a robust kid
    Synonym: mangallón
  2. a very strong person
    Synonym: cachimán

Adjective

marulo (feminine marula, masculine plural marulos, feminine plural marulas)

  1. stubborn; yokel, boor
    Synonym: cazurro
  2. large, big

Derived terms

References

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