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Galician
Etymology 1
From tol (“dam”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
toleiro m (plural toleiros)
- (geography) quagmire
Etymology 2
From tolo (“mad”) + -eiro.
Pronunciation
Adjective
toleiro (feminine toleira, masculine plural toleiros, feminine plural toleiras)
- crazy, wild
- Synonym: louco
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “toleiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “toleiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “toleiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN