gurgullón

Galician

Alternative forms
  • gorgullón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gurgulio, gurgulionem (“gullet”), from gurges (“whirlpool”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾɣuˈʎoŋ/

Noun

gurgullón m (plural gurgullóns)

  1. spring, source
  2. bubbling; gush
    Synonyms: boullón, burbullón, cachón
  • Gorgullos

References
  • “gurgul” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “gurgullon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gurgullón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gurgullón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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