gorga

See also: gorĝa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡor.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɡoɾ.ɣa]

Noun

gorga f (plural gorgues)

1. whirlpool, eddy
2. (archaic) throat, gullet

Related terms

• gorg

Further reading

• “gorga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Gorga ("dodder")

Etymology

Perhaps from an older *gorgõa, from Latin gorgona (compare Latin gorgonia, "coral", Pliny), from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔɾɣɐ]

Noun

gorga m (plural gorgas)

1. dodder (Cuscuta spss.)

   Synonym: barbas de raposo

2. flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum)

References

• “gorga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gorga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gorga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin gurga, from Classical Latin gurges.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡor.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -orɡa
• Hyphenation: gór‧ga

Noun

gorga f (plural gorghe)

1. (obsolete, anatomy) throat

   Synonyms: gola, (obsolete) gorgia

Further reading

• gorga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana