marusía
Galician
Alternative forms
- maresía, maruxía
Etymology
Attested since the 18th century. Related to mar (“sea”), but perhaps from a substrate language.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maɾuˈsiɐ]
Noun
marusía f (plural marusías)
- rough sea; choppy sea
- low tide smell
Related terms
- mar
- marexada
References
- “marusía” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “marusía” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “marusía” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “mar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos