larafouzas

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Obscure: perhaps a composition from lara-, extracted from larengo (piglet), and fozas from Latin fauces (throat).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [laɾaˈfowθas], (western) [laɾaˈfowsas]

Noun[edit]

larafouzas m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (derogatory) glutton; one who eats like a pig
    Synonym: larafuceiro

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “hoz II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.