souria

Galician

Alternative forms
  • soira, xoula

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *soura, from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsowɾjɐ]

Noun

souria f (plural sourias)

  1. warm south wind
  2. suffocating hot, hot flash

References
  • “souria” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “xoula” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  1. Martins Estêvez, Higino. Germanismos pouco estudados do Galego-Português.
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