gorxa

Galician

Etymology

From Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, likely connected to Latin gurges (“a whirlpool, eddy, gulf or sea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɾʃa̝/

Noun

gorxa f (plural gorxas)

  1. (anatomy) gorge, gullet, throat

Synonyms

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