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noun, masculine

andurrial

/anduˈrjal/

noun, masculine/anduˈrjal/plural: andurriales

the bush (remote, undeveloped area); the backcountry; the sticks; the middle of nowhere

andase tras los zagales por esos alla andurriales todo el dia enbebeçido holgazando sin sentido q[ue] non cura de n[uest]ros males.He wandered among the swains through the sticks over there drunk all day lazing around aimlessly not curing our ailments.

Unknown. Proposed etymologies include: * From Andalusian Arabic [Term?]. * From Basque andur (“contemptible”). * From andar (“to walk”). First attested c. 1464-1474 (see quotations).