gorguera
Spanish
Etymology
gorga + -era, from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from gurges.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/ [ɡoɾˈɣ̞e.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: gor‧gue‧ra
Noun
gorguera f (plural gorgueras)
- ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)
- Synonym: lechuguilla
- (ornithology) ruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)
- (historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
- Synonym: gorjal
Further reading
- “gorguera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014