torresmo

Galician

Alternative forms

• torremo, torrermo, torrezmo, torrezo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Spanish torrezno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toˈrɛsmʊ]

Noun

torresmo m (plural torresmos)

1. crackling (piece of fried bacon)

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish torrezno.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈʁez.mu/ [toˈhez.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈʁez.mu/ [toˈhez.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toˈʁeʒ.mu/ [toˈχeʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈʁez.mo/ [toˈhez.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈʁeʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: tor‧res‧mo

Noun

torresmo m (plural torresmos)

1. crackling (piece of fried bacon)
2. residues of burnt coal
3. (figurative) very toasted
4. (Brazil, entomology) Synonym of pão-de-galinha