engarradiella

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From engarrar +‎ -iella.

Noun

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engarradiella f (plural engarradielles)

  1. fight, scuffle, tussle
    • 1921, Enrique García Rendueles, Na muerte de D. Angel Cifuentes[1]:
      ¡ Que baile, que folixa, / Y cuánta engarradiella !
      What a dance, what a party! / And so many fights!
    • 1969, Antón de la Braña, Un xuiciu faltes[2]:
      Si fora un casu corriente... el robu d’una pita, una engarradiella de paisanos en un chigre
      If it was a normal case... the robbery of a chicken, a fight of men in a bar

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