cheirume
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since 1810. From cheiro (“smell”) + -ume.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cheirume m (plural cheirumes)
- reek
- 1810, José Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:
- po la beira da quel Rio Miño, que pasa por Ourense, non se via outra cousa mais que cavalos mortos, pedazos de sillas, morrions, è hosos, era tal ò cheirume que abia que che bastaba para matar à xsente.
- by the bank of the Minho river, as it passes by Ourense, all you could see were dead horses, pieces of saddles, morions and bones; such was the reek that it was enough to kill people
- (rare) smell; scent; fragrance
References[edit]
- “cheirume” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cheirume” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cheirume” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.