gorga
See also: gorĝa
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾ.ɡə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈɡor.ɡə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾ.ɡa/
Noun
gorga f (plural gorgues)
- whirlpool, eddy
Related terms
- gorg
Further reading
- “gorga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
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Gorga ("dodder")
Etymology
Perhaps from an older *gorgõa, from Latin gorgona (compare Latin gorgonia, "coral", Pliny), from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɔɾɣɐ]
Noun
gorga m (plural gorgas)
- dodder (Cuscuta spss.)
- Synonym: barbas de raposo
- flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum)
References
- “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
Etymology
From Late Latin gurga, from Classical Latin gurges.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡor.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -orɡa
- Hyphenation: gór‧ga
Noun
gorga f (plural gorghe)
- (obsolete, anatomy) throat
- Synonyms: gola, (obsolete) gorgia
Further reading
- gorga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana