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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. From Spanish torrezno.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
torresmo m (plural torresmos)
- crackling (piece of fried bacon)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “torresmo”, 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), “torresmo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “torresmo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Spanish torrezno.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
torresmo m (plural torresmos)
- crackling (piece of fried bacon)
- residues of burnt coal
- (figurative) very toasted
- (Brazil, entomology) Synonym of pão-de-galinha
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