galdrumeiro

Galician

Etymology

From galdrumar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaldɾuˈmejɾʊ]

Adjective

galdrumeiro (feminine galdrumeira, masculine plural galdrumeiros, feminine plural galdrumeiras)

1. (derogatory) gluttonous

   Synonym: galdrapeiro

   • c. 1850, Florencio Pol, Baixaba os calzós Xacobo:

     “Vaite, calzon galdrumeiro,”
     dixo ó probe decontado,
     “tes para hencher un pucheiro
     por porte diante ó furado.”

     "Get away, you gluttonous pants",
     said the poor thing right away,
     "you have enough to fill a pot
     for standing before the hole"

Related terms

• galdrumar
• galdrumada

References

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