garça
See also: Garça
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garça f (plural garças)
- heron
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 352 (facsimile):
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
- This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kids of prey.
- Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese garça, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.
Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish garza, Mirandese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: gar‧ça
Noun edit
garça f (plural garças)