guerla

Galician

Alternative forms

• gala, galra, garla, guelra

Etymology

Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛɾlɐ]

Noun

guerla f (plural guerlas)

1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)

   Synonyms: branquia, gala

References

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