furrica

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from furricar (“to shit (diarrhea)”), from Latin foria (“diarrhea”).

Alternative forms

• forrica

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fuˈrikɐ], [fʊˈrikɐ]

Noun

furrica f (plural furricas)

1. diarrhea (watery or very soft excrement)
   • c1886, folk song:

     Toca, gueiteiro, c'o demo t'afogue
     merda n-a gaita, forrica n-os foles

     Play, bagpiper, I hope that the devil chokes you:
     shit in the pipe, diarrhea in the bag

   Synonyms: cagarría, foira

2. (figurative) soft or decayed substance

Related terms

• furricalla
• furricar
• furrico
• furricón
• furricoso
• furriqueiro

 

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

furrica

1. inflection of furricar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative