engarradiella

Asturian

Etymology

From engarrar +‎ -iella.

Noun

engarradiella f (plural engarradielles)

  1. fight, scuffle, tussle
    Synonym: engarrada
    • 1921, Enrique García Rendueles, Na muerte de D. Angel Cifuentes‎[1]:
      ¡ Que baile, que folixa, / Y cuánta engarradiella !
      What a dance, what a party! / And so many fights!
    • 1969, Antón de la Braña, Un xuiciu faltes‎[2]:
      Si fora un casu corriente... el robu d’una pita, una engarradiella de paisanos en un chigre
      If it was a normal case... the robbery of a chicken, a fight of men in a bar

Further reading

  • “engarradiella”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “engarradiella”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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