garça

garça

See also: Garça

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾ.t͡sa/

Noun

garça f

1. heron
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 352 (facsimile):

     Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.

     This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kids of prey.

Descendants

• Galician: garza
• Portuguese: garça

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Portuguese

garça (Ardea cinerea)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese garça, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.

Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish garza, Mirandese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʁ.sɐ/ [ˈɡah.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʁ.sɐ/ [ˈɡah.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾ.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʁ.sɐ/ [ˈɡaχ.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɻ.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: gar‧ça

Noun

garça f (plural garças)

1. heron (any of the long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae)

Descendants

• Thai: กระสา (grà-sǎa)