arre demo

Galician

Etymology

Blend of arre (“giddy up”) +‎ arreda (“go away”) +‎ arrenégote (“I reject you”), demo (“demon; Devil”): "Go away, Devil!".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈareˈðɛmʊ]

Interjection

arre demo

1. (idiomatic, informal) damn (expression of terror, awe, surprise)

   Synonym: arrenégote demo

Related terms

• arre
• arredar
• demo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “demo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arre demo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arre demo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN