xerga

Galician

Etymology 1

From Spanish jerga (“jargon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛɾɣa̝/

Noun

xerga f (plural xergas)

1. jargon; slang

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin sērica. Cognate with Portuguese xerga, enxerga and Spanish jerga.

Noun

xerga f (plural xergas)

1. a coarse blanket of wool and linen woven on a loom

Derived terms

• enxergar
• xergón

References

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