esmorgueiro

Galician

FWOTD – 5 January 2015

Etymology

From esmorga (“carousal”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es.mɔɾ.ˈɣej.ɾo/

Noun

esmorgueiro m (plural esmorgueiros)

1. carouser; party animal; reveller (someone who engages in a noisy or drunken social gathering)

   Synonyms: boureón, festeiro, mangoleteiro, mangón, pándego, rebuldeiro, rexoubeiro, trouleiro

   • Miguel Anxo Seixas Seoane, Castelao: entre a dor e a cor in 2006, Carlos Lema, Castelao Pintor, Galaxia, page 8:

     Goza dunha vida de estudante, de esmorgueiro e de artista ao riscar caricaturas da xente do seu redor.

     He enjoys the life of a student, of a carouser and of an artist by sketching caricatures of the people around him.