xurdio
Galician
E tras de xurdia loita os homes de Brigantia reconqueriron o Santo Grial ceibe e grorioso ("And after the most notable struggle [fight], the men of Brigantium reconquered the Holy Grail, free and glorious"), circa 1922, by Camilo Díaz Baliño
Etymology
Probably from xurdir (“to surge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃuɾðjʊ]
Adjective
xurdio m (feminine singular xurdia, masculine plural xurdios, feminine plural xurdias)
- (regional, literary) superlative, superb; most excellent
References
- “xurdio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “xurdio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.