fervenza

Galician

fervenza (Ézaro, Galicia)

Etymology

From Latin ferventia (boiling). It's perhaps a calque of Celtic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feɾˈβɛnθa̝/, (western) /feɾˈβɛnsa̝/

Noun

fervenza f (plural fervenzas)

  1. waterfall
    Synonyms: cachón, cadoiro, cenza, freixa

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. hervir.
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