tirapuxa

From tirar (“to pull”) +‎ puxar (“to push”): "pull-and-push".

• IPA^(key): [ˌtiɾaˈpuʃɐ]

tirapuxa m or f (plural tirapuxas)

1. quarrel; conflict

   Synonyms: liorta, conflito

2. rivalry, competence
3. tug of war

• “tirapuxa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tirapuxa”, 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), “tirapuxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tirapuxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN