bébedo

bébedo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin bibitus (“drunk”); cognate of Portuguese bêbedo and of Spanish beodo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeβe̝ðo̝/

Adjective

bébedo m (feminine singular bébeda, masculine plural bébedos, feminine plural bébedas)

1. drunk (intoxicated)

   Synonyms: borracho, peneque

Noun

bébedo m (plural bébedos, feminine bébeda, feminine plural bébedas)

1. drunkard
   • 1433, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), Vida e fala dos devanceiros, page 389:

     diso que lle disera "vello royn, bébedo, louco, sandio, desuariado", et que sacara a espada contra él

     he said that [the other man] said to him "worthless old man, drunkard, madman, stupid, fool", and that [that man] brandished the sword against him

References

• “bebedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bebedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.