Galician

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fervenza (Ézaro, Galicia)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin ferventia (boiling), or ferver +‎ -enza. It's perhaps a calque of Celtic.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /feɾˈbɛnθa/ [feɾˈβ̞ɛn̪.θɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /feɾˈbɛnsa/ [feɾˈβ̞ɛn.sɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: fer‧ven‧za

Noun

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fervenza f (plural fervenzas)

  1. waterfall
    Synonyms: cachón, cadoiro, cenza, freixa

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “hervir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos