arrieiro

arrieiro

Galician

Arrieiros

Alternative forms

• arreeiro

Etymology

From arre (“gee up”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ariˈejrʊ]

Noun

arrieiro m (plural arrieiros)

1. (historical) muleteer (a professional who was hired for transporting goods using pack animals or carts)
   • c1771, anonymous; Rosario Álvarez & Ernesto González (eds.), Décima xiringatoria:

     Endemal! non falás rouco,

     mais eu à tanto desfacho,

     (como dixo ô ôutro) a macho

     que hè lerdo, arrieiro louco.

     Por moito que eu malle, hè pouco;

     que a quen do principio aò cabo,

     sin fazer caso do crabo,

     tàs peras tira meu frade,

     conven (xiquera à semade)

     que lle zorreguen ô rabo.

     Alas! you don't speak rough,

     but I, to such impertinence,

     as they say, to dumb mule,

     mad muleteer.

     No matter how much I strike, is not enough;

     because to whom, beginning to end,

     not paying attention to the nail,

     your pears drop, my friar,

     it is advisable (at least summarily)

     that they whip their tail

   Synonym: arrocheiro

2. (historical) winemonger
3. (insects) processionary caterpillar
4. (figurative) menstruation

Derived terms

• andar de arrieiro (“to menstruate”)

Related terms

• arre
• arrear

References

• “arrieiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “arrieiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “arrieiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arreeiro

Noun

arrieiro m (plural arrieiros)

1. arriero (person who transports goods using pack animals)

   Synonym: arreador