xógara

Galician

Xógaras

Alternative forms

• jógara (reintegrationist)
• xoga

Etymology

Unknown. Either from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia or from xogo (“game; articulation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔɣa̝ɾa̝/

Noun

xógara f (plural xógaras)

1. pebble

   Synonyms: coio, croio

2. (anatomy) patella, kneecap
3. (anatomy) articulation, joint

References

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