ferruñu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • furruñu, forruñu (Western Asturias)
  • ḥerruñu (Eastern Asturias)
  • ḥurruñu (Cabrales)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese ferruño.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feˈruɲu/ [feˈru.ɲu]
  • Rhymes: -uɲu
  • Syllabification: fe‧rru‧ñu

Noun

ferruñu m (plural ferruños)

  1. (uncountable) (iron) rust
  2. (colloquial) (someone) hard-working
  3. (colloquial) (someone) stingy

Derived terms

  • aferruñar, ferruñar
  • ferruñosu
  • ferruñentu
  • enferruñar
  • desferruñar
  • ferruñecer

Further reading

  • “ferruñu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “ferruñu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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