ruxerruxe

Galician

Alternative forms

  • ronxerronxe, ruxe ruxe, ruxe-ruxe

Etymology

A reduplication of ruxe (it sounds/jingles/roars).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ruʃeˈruʃɪ]

Noun

ruxerruxe m (plural ruxerruxes)

  1. jingle; hum
  2. rattle
    Synonym: axóuxere
  3. (figurative) rumor
    Synonym: runrún
    • 2004, Séchu Sende, Orixe, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN, page 127:
      Segundo o ruxerruxe, un dos xogadores era o gobernador e tamén se falaba do conde e do xuíz e dun capitán da Garda Civil, do cura e mesmo do alcalde
      According to the rumor, one of the gamblers was the governor, and they also told of the count and the judge and a captain of the guards and the priest and even the mayor

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