Noun: xurro
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | xurro |
| Plural m | xurros |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like xurro
miligramo,
mililitro,
acontecemento,
urodelo,
ancoradoiro,
vimieiro,
serrón,
sesego,
sedeño,
iceberg,
sarrio,
sabuio,
sabugo,
sabujo,
sabuxo,
sabelo,
sangue,
saibro,
saltón,
salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Unknown, but probably from Paleo-Hispanic/Iberian; 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. See: Portuguese Nouns '
enxurro', Portuguese Nouns '
enxurrada', Portuguese Nouns '
surro', Spanish Nouns '
churre'.
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