encher o fol
Galician
Etymology
Literally, “to fill the bag”.
Verb
encher o fol (first-person singular present encho o fol, first-person singular preterite enchín o fol, past participle enchido o fol)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to fill the belly, to eat a large meal
- 1753, Diego Antonio Cernadas y Castro, Adán non pudo pecar:
- Dios à Adan cò o seu poder
puxo aquela privazon
de unha Mazan, porque non
se desmandase en comer:
¿Que fixo Adan? Quixo encher
ò Fol, è a Mazan probar:- God, with his power,
put Adam this privation
of an apple, so an not to
go astray eating:
What did Adam do? He wanted to fill
the belly and taste the apple
- God, with his power,
References
- “encher o fol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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