garsa
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly of Celtic origin, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā, akin to Welsh crychydd and Breton kerc'heiz, and ultimately onomatopoeic in nature.
Compare Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and French agace.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garsa f (plural garses)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “garsa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “garsa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “garsa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “garsa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.