forra

See also: forrá and förra

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *furhs. Compare Italian forra, English furrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfo.rɐ]

Noun

forra f (plural forras)

1. ground hollow used in the children’s traditional game named porca
2. fulcrum

Etymology 2

Deverbal from forrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfo.rɐ]

Noun

forra f (plural forras)

1. wedge, chock
2. hem, hemline
3. building block used to reinforce walls built with rubble masonry

Etymology 3

Verb

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic furh. Compare German Furche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ra/
• Rhymes: -orra
• Hyphenation: fór‧ra

Noun

forra f (plural forre)

1. ravine, gorge

Anagrams

• farro

Portuguese

Verb

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative