lagorza

Galician

Alternative forms

lagorça (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Related to lago (“lake”), but the suffix or suffixes look pre-Latin rather than Romance.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /laˈɡoɾθa/ [lɑˈɣ̞oɾ.θɐ]
IPA^(key): (gheada) /laˈħoɾθa/ [lɑˈħoɾ.θɐ]
IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /laˈħoɾsa/ [lɑˈħoɾ.sɐ]

(standard) Rhymes: -oɾθa
(seseo) Rhymes: -oɾsa

Hyphenation: la‧gor‧za

Noun

lagorza f (plural lagorzas)

marsh, quagmire
Synonym: chagorza

References

“lagorza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“lagorza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“lagorza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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