cavorco

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Latin cavus or either from a substrate language, but ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-. Cognate with Spanish cahuerco.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cavorco m (plural cavorcos)

  1. ravine
    Synonyms: barreiro, cárcava, corgo, groba, callostro, freita, baiunca, barronca, quenlle

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cahuerco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos