aturuxo

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

• atruto, atruxo, aturro, aturulo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atuˈɾuʃo̝/

Noun

aturuxo m (plural aturuxos)

1. strong, guttural and prolonged shout, ended in a neigh, usually used in festive occasions
   • 1995, Abdeljelil Temimi, Louis Cardaillac, Mélanges Louis Cardaillac, →ISBN:

     This fearsome, eerie Celtic war cry survives to this day in Northwestern Spain, where it is called by the very Iranian-sounding name "Aturuxo" (pronounced " Aturusho"), and may be heard at certain celebrations and festivities.

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2. (historical) war cry

Related terms

• aturuxar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aturuxo”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “aturujar”, 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), “aturuxo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aturuxo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

aturuxo

1. first-person singular present indicative of aturuxar