gorga

See also: gorĝa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (whirlpool, eddy).

Pronunciation

Noun

gorga f (plural gorgues)

  1. whirlpool, eddy
  2. (archaic) throat, gullet

Further reading

Galician

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)

  1. dodder (Cuscuta spss.)
    Synonym: barbas de raposo
  2. flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum)

References

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)

  1. (obsolete, anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: gola, (obsolete) gorgia

Further reading

  • gorga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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