gorxa
Galician
Etymology
From Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, likely connected to Latin gurges (“a whirlpool, eddy, gulf or sea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɾʃa̝/
Noun
gorxa f (plural gorxas)
Synonyms
Related terms
- gorgueira
- gorgullón
References
- “gorg” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “gorxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “gorxa” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “gorxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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