arre demo
Galician
editEtymology
editBlend of arre (“giddy up”) + arreda (“go away”) + arrenégote (“I reject you”), demo (“demon; Devil”): "Go away, Devil!".
Pronunciation
editInterjection
edit- (idiomatic, informal) damn (expression of terror, awe, surprise)
- Synonym: arrenégote demo
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “demo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arre demo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arre demo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN