xógara
Galician
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Xógaras
Alternative forms
- xoga
Etymology
Unknown. Either from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia or from xogo (“game; articulation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɣa̝ɾa̝/
Noun
xógara f (plural xógaras)
- pebble
- Synonyms: coio, croio
- (anatomy) patella, kneecap
- (anatomy) articulation, joint
References
- “xogara” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “xógara” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “xógara” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.