sidru

Asturian

Etymology

According to Fausto Vigil, it's derived from sidra (“cider”), due to the habit of drinking large quantities of cider in carnival.[1] It may also come from the colour of the typical costumes, yellow like a grapefruit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsidɾu/ [ˈsi.ð̞ɾu]
  • Rhymes: -idɾu
  • Syllabification: si‧dru

Noun

sidru m (plural sidros)

  1. (Comarca del Nora, Asturian mythology) A character of the traditional Asturian carnival, which consists of a masked person in a costume running around with a pole, specially from the town of Valdesoto
    Synonym: (elsewhere) guirriu
  2. grapefruit
    Synonym: pomelu

Further reading

  • “sidru”, 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), “sidru”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

References

  1. ^ José Noval Martínez "Siero", Comedies de Sidros, Red de Museos Etnográficos de Asturias, 2014
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