gurgullón

Galician

Alternative forms

• gorgullón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gurgulio, gurgulionem (“gullet”), from gurges (“whirlpool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾɣuˈʎoŋ/

Noun

gurgullón m (plural gurgullóns)

1. spring, source
2. bubbling; gush

   Synonyms: boullón, burbullón, cachón

Related terms

• Gorgullos

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gurgul”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gurgullon”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gurgullón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gurgullón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN