llerga

Galician

Alternative forms

• alegre, legra, llegra

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʎɛɾɣɐ]

Noun

llerga f (plural llergas)

1. kind of spoon knife or scorp; a carving curved tool used in woodworking
2. curette

Related terms

• legrado

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “llerga”, 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), “llerga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “legra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN