gorga
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See also: gorĝa
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gorga f (plural gorgues)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gorga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from an older *gorgõa, from Latin gorgona (compare Latin gorgonia, "coral", Pliny), from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gorga m (plural gorgas)
- dodder (Cuscuta spss.)
- Synonym: barbas de raposo
- flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum)
References[edit]
- “gorga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “gorga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “gorga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin gurga, from Classical Latin gurges.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gorga f (plural gorghe)
Further reading[edit]
- gorga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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