fouveiro

Galician

Alternative forms

• fouvo

Etymology

From Late Latin falvus, from Suevic (compare English fallow), from Proto-Germanic *falwaz (“pale, grey”) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fowˈβ̞ejɾʊ/

Adjective

fouveiro (feminine fouveira, masculine plural fouveiros, feminine plural fouveiras)

1. pale blond
2. bay, palish brown
3. yellow

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fouveiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega