túzaro

Galician

Alternative forms

• túçaro (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Obscure. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuθa̝ɾo̝/, (western) /ˈtusa̝ɾo̝/

Adjective

túzaro (feminine túzara, masculine plural túzaros, feminine plural túzaras)

1. sullen, brooding, unsociable

   Synonym: insociable

2. stubborn, obstinate, brutish

Noun

túzaro m (plural túzaros, feminine túzara, feminine plural túzaras)

1. a grouch, an unsociable person

   Synonyms: cazurro, bestello, trepeiro, tarulo, tamarugo, rude

2. a stubborn, obstinate, brutish person

References

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