cazurru

Asturian

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈθuru/ [kaˈθu.ru]
  • Rhymes: -uru
  • Syllabification: ca‧zu‧rru

Adjective

cazurru m sg (feminine singular cazurra, neuter singular cazurro, masculine plural cazurros, feminine plural cazurres)

  1. (derogatory) dumb, ignorant,uneducated
    Synonyms: aldeanu, bardín, paletu
    Antonyms: intelixente, llistu, avispáu, lletráu, lleíu, péritu
  2. greedy
  3. from the Meseta, leonese or castilian, not from Asturias or Galicia

Further reading

  • “cazurru”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cazurru”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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