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louco.

madman

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlowko/[ˈlow.kʊ]

  1. madman

    masculine
    Cada louco coa sua teima
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, lauco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Portuguese louco, Spanish loco, and Sicilian loccu.

adj/ˈlowko/[ˈlow.kʊ]

  1. mad; insane; crazy; foolish

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese louco, lauco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Andalusian Arabic لَوَق (lawaq, “stupidity”), from Arabic لاق (lāq, “to soften”). Compare Portuguese louco, Spanish loco, and Sicilian loccu.

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