llerga

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligula.[1]

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Noun[edit]

llerga f (plural llergas)

  1. kind of spoon knife or scorp; a carving curved tool used in woodworking
  2. curette

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References[edit]

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