raspiñeiro

Galician

Etymology

From raspiñar (“to filch”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [raspiˈɲejɾʊ]

Noun

raspiñeiro m (plural raspiñeiros, feminine raspiñeira, feminine plural raspiñeiras)

filcher, pilferer, thief
- 1843, anonymous author, Cambados, 1836:
  Os presentes son testigos
  d’o que suceder m’acaba
  è de com’Anton Portèla
  de raspiñèiro me trata.
  those present are witnesses
  of what has just happened to me
  and as how Antón Portela
  treat me like I am a thief

References

“raspiñeiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“raspiñeiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“raspiñeiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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