garsa
See also: gārša, garšā, and garša
Catalan
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and French agace. Could also be from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā, akin to Welsh crychydd and Breton kerc'heiz.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾ.sə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈɡar.sə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾ.sa/
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Noun
garsa f (plural garses)
- magpie
Derived terms
- garsa de mar
- garseta
Further reading
- “garsa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “garsa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “garsa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “garsa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.