nifroso
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nifrar (“to sniff; to whine”) + -oso.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nifroso m (plural nifrosos, feminine nifrosa, feminine plural nifrosas)
- crybaby, whiner; moaner
- Synonyms: choromicas, chorón, mexericas
- snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person
- Synonyms: mexericas, repugnante
Adjective
[edit]nifroso (feminine nifrosa, masculine plural nifrosos, feminine plural nifrosas)
- weepy, whiny
- Synonyms: choromicas, chorón, mexericas
- snooty, fussy, affected, stilted
- Synonyms: mexericas, repugnante
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nifroso”, 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), “nifroso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nifroso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN