corgo

Galician
Río do Corgo, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hispanian Vulgar Latin corrugus, documented by Pliny the Elder; common in local Medieval Latin documents as corrego, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾɣo̝/

Noun

corgo m (plural corgos)

  1. ravine; brook
  2. a small dam or pool

Derived terms
  • Corga
  • Corgo
  • Corgos
  • Córrego
  • O Corgo

References
  • “corgo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “corgo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “corgo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “corgo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

corgo m (plural corgos)

  1. Alternative form of córrego
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