arrieiro

Galician

Arrieiros

Alternative forms

Etymology

From arre (gee up) + -eiro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ariˈejrʊ]

Noun

arrieiro m (plural arrieiros)

  1. (historical) muleteer (a professional who was hired for transporting goods using pack animals or carts)
    • c1771, anonymous; Rosario Álvarez & Ernesto González (eds.), Décima xiringatoria:
      Endemal! non falás rouco,
      mais eu à tanto desfacho,
      (como dixo ô ôutro) a macho
      que hè lerdo, arrieiro louco.
      Por moito que eu malle, hè pouco;
      que a quen do principio aò cabo,
      sin fazer caso do crabo,
      tàs peras tira meu frade,
      conven (xiquera à semade)
      que lle zorreguen ô rabo.
      Alas! you don't speak rough,
      but I, to such impertinence,
      as they say, to dumb mule,
      mad muleteer.
      No matter how much I strike, is not enough;
      because to whom, beginning to end,
      not paying attention to the nail,
      your pears drop, my friar,
      it is advisable (at least summarily)
      that they whip their tail
    Synonym: arrocheiro
  2. (historical) winemonger
  3. (insects) processionary caterpillar
  4. (figurative) menstruation

Derived terms

  • andar de arrieiro (to menstruate)

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

arrieiro m (plural arrieiros)

  1. arriero (person who transports goods using pack animals)
    Synonym: arreador
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