laverca

Galician

Laverca

Etymology

From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwerko), from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈβɛɾka̝/

Noun

laverca f (plural lavercas)

lark (bird)
Synonyms: calandra, cotovía
busybody (nosy person)
Synonyms: lercha, lerchán
chickenpox

Derived terms

lavarquela (“lark”)

References

“laverca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“laverca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“laverca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. laverca.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Suevic *lāwerka, or from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌺𐍉 (*laiwerko), from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ.

Noun

laverca f (plural lavercas)

skylark (Alauda arvensis, a passerine)

Synonyms

cotovia, calandra, calhandra

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