cheirume

Galician

Alternative forms

• cheirumio

Etymology

Attested since 1810. From cheiro (“smell”) +‎ -ume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃejˈɾumɪ]

Noun

cheirume m (plural cheirumes)

1. reek
   • 1810, José Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:

     po la beira da quel Rio Miño, que pasa por Ourense, non se via outra cousa mais que cavalos mortos, pedazos de sillas, morrions, è hosos, era tal ò cheirume que abia que che bastaba para matar à xsente.

     by the bank of the Minho river, as it passes by Ourense, all you could see were dead horses, pieces of saddles, morions and bones; such was the reek that it was enough to kill people

2. (rare) smell; scent; fragrance

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cheirume”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cheirume”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cheirume”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN