ouca
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Pobably from a substrate language, from *alka, and cognate with Basque auka; less likely from Suevic [Term?].[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ouca f (plural oucas)
- alga; seaweed
- water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis)
- Synonym: verdello
References edit
- “ouca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ouca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ouca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Leonese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Leonese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin auca (“goose”), from contraction of *avica (“(familiar) bird”), from Latin avis (“bird”).
Noun edit
ouca f (plural oucas)