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Galician
Etymology 1
Unknown, but probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia;[1] related to Portuguese enxurro and Portuguese enxurrada (“flash flood”), Portuguese surro (“dirt”), and Spanish churre (“grime”). Also related to several current places named Xudres and Zudres, in local Medieval Latin Scudris, Sudris and Xudris.
Pronunciation
Noun
zurro m (plural zurros)
- liquid manure
- surface runoff
- sheep wool grease
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zurro”, 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), “zurro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zurro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xurro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
zurro
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zur.ro/
- Rhymes: -urro
- Hyphenation: zùr‧ro
Noun
zurro m (plural zurri)
- (archaic, Tuscan) Alternative form of zurlo
Further reading
- zurro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from zurrar.
Noun
zurro m (plural zurros)
- bray (the cry of a donkey)
- Synonym: ornejo
Etymology 2
Verb
zurro
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrar
Spanish
Verb
zurro
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrar
- first-person singular present indicative of zurrir