vorco

Galician

Etymology 1

From *vorcar (cf. envorcar), from Vulgar Latin *volvicō, volvicāre, from Latin volvō (“I roll”). Compare Spanish vuelco and Catalan bolcar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾko̝/

Noun

vorco m (plural vorcos)

1. upset, turnover, overturn

Related terms

• cavorco
• de vorco
• envorcar
• envorco
• vorcallón
• vorquete
• vorquillón

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

vorco

1. first-person singular present indicative of vorcar