Basque

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Occitan arrèc, ultimately from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia or Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (furrow). Compare Catalan rec and Galician rego.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ereka/ [e.re.ka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Hyphenation: e‧rre‧ka

Noun

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erreka inan

  1. stream, brook
  2. (Northern) irrigation ditch
  3. (Northern) valley
  4. (figurative, only in certain expressions) misery, poverty, bankruptcy

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