andar ás turras

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. From andar a (“to be searching for”) + turra (“beating”).

Verb

andar ás turras (first-person singular present ando ás turras, first-person singular preterite andei ás turras, past participle andado ás turras)

  1. to look for trouble
  2. to romp
  3. to quarrel, fight
    • 1843, Xoán M. Pintos, A Faustino Dominguez:
      Si te vira andar as turras
      Como eu te vim noutro tempo?
      If I see you quarrelling
      As I saw you in the past

References
  • “turras” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “andar ás turras” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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