esmorgueiro

Galician
FWOTD – 5 January 2015

Etymology

From esmorga (“carousal”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /es.mɔɾ.ˈɣej.ɾo/

Noun

esmorgueiro m (plural esmorgueiros)

  1. carouser; party animal; reveller (someone who engages in a noisy or drunken social gathering)
    Synonyms: boureón, festeiro, mangoleteiro, mangón, pándego, rebuldeiro, rexoubeiro, trouleiro
    • Miguel Anxo Seixas Seoane, Castelao: entre a dor e a cor in 2006, Carlos Lema, Castelao Pintor, Galaxia, page 8:
      Goza dunha vida de estudante, de esmorgueiro e de artista ao riscar caricaturas da xente do seu redor.
      He enjoys the life of a student, of a carouser and of an artist by sketching caricatures of the people around him.
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