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irto.

stiff

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈiɾto̝/

  1. stiff

  2. fragile

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese yrto, from Vulgar Latin *erctus, vernacular variant of Classical Latin ērēctus, therefore a doublet of ereto. Despite the resemblance, unlikely to derive from Latin hirtus (“shaggy”). Compare Portuguese hirto, Spanish yerto.

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