lurpia

Galician

Alternative forms

• lirpia, lorpia

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Portuguese lorpa, French lourpidon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluɾpjɐ]

Noun

lurpia f (plural lurpias)

1. hag, witch

   Synonyms: bruxa, meiga

   • 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de Diputados:

     Espello de Diputados,
     donde se deben mirar
     eses lurpias enmeigados,
     que quixeren diputar,

     Mirror of representatives
     where they should watch themselves
     those bewitched witches
     who would want to represent

2. (derogatory) slut; hag; bitch; meddler

Related terms

• lurpiar
• lurpio

References

• “lurpia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lurpia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lurpia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.