valtu

Asturian

FWOTD – 7 October 2015

Alternative forms

• baltu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaltu/, [ˈbal̪.t̪u]

Noun

valtu m (uncountable)

1. a traditional form of wrestling of Asturias
   • 2008, Xeitu, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 257:

     Güei entá se puen ver dalgunos xuegos rurales, como’l tiru cuerda, les carreres con madreñes o con llecheres, la tronza de troncos o’l valtu, […]

     Even today one can see some rural games, such as rope throw, the races with clogs or with milkjugs, the log cutting or wrestling, […]