norza

Galician edit

Norza's root

Alternative forms edit

nouza

Etymology edit

Unknown. The etymology proposed by J. Coromines for Spanish nueza seems untenable for Galician or for Portuguese norça.^[1] Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈnɔɾθɐ]

Noun edit

norza f (plural norzas)

(botany) bryony (Bryonia dioica)
Synonyms: boudaña, nabo caíño, saltasebes

References edit

“norza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“nouza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“norza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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

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

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