liorta

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1813. Blend of liorna (“palaver”) +‎ loita (“fight”), probably.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈɔɾta̝/

Noun

liorta m (plural liortas)

1. strife, fray, struggle

   Synonyms: baralla, lea

   • 1813, anonymous author, Decima constitucional:

     bufe o escribano ladrón, que o pelexo me sacou, e breme o que me acabou con trabucos, e liortas: gráceas dan as miñas portas a quen así os xiringou.

     let him hiss, the thief scribe who took my hide; and let him fret, he who finished me with tributes and struggles: thanks are given by my doors to whom that so disturbed them

2. uproar, noise

   Synonyms: barullo, liorna, rebumbio

3. confusion, disorder

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “liorta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “liorta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega