sirgo

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sēricus (“made of silk”), from Seres (“the Chinese”), from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “China, the Chinese”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (“silk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾ.ɡo/

Noun

sirgo m

silk
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão da Guarda, B 1306: Pois a todos avorrece (facsimile)
  ela t(ra)ge camiſa / De ſirgo
  she's wearing a silk shirt
silkworm

Synonyms

(silk): seda
(silkworm): babou

Descendants

Portuguese: sirgo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sirgo (“silk, silkworm”), from Latin sēricus (“made of silk”), from Seres (“the Chinese”), from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “China, the Chinese”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (“silk”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾ.ɣu/
Hyphenation: sir‧go

Noun

sirgo m (plural sirgos)

Synonyms

(silk): seda
(silkworm): bicho-da-seda

Spanish

Verb

sirgo

First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of sirgar.

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