larafouzas
Galician
Alternative forms
- larafuzas
Etymology
Obscure: perhaps a composition from lara-, extracted from larengo (“piglet”), and fozas from Latin fauces (“throat”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laɾaˈfowθas], (western) [laɾaˈfowsas]
Noun
larafouzas m or f (plural larafouzas)
- (derogatory) untidy and glutton; one who eats like a pig
- Synonym: larafuceiro
Related terms
- enlarafuzar
- larafuzar
- larafuceiro
References
- “larafouzas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “larafouzas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “larafuzas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Cf. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “hoz II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.