raspiñeiro

Galician

Etymology

From raspiñar (“to filch”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raspiˈɲejɾʊ]

Noun

raspiñeiro m (plural raspiñeiros, feminine raspiñeira, feminine plural raspiñeiras)

1. filcher, pilferer, thief
   • 1843, anonymous author, Cambados, 1836:

     Os presentes son testigos
     d’o que suceder m’acaba
     è de com’Anton Portèla
     de raspiñèiro me trata.

     those present are witnesses
     of what has just happened to me
     and as how Antón Portela
     treat me like I am a thief

References

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