torga

Asturian
FWOTD – 14 May 2013

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Latin torques.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾ.ɡa/

Noun

torga f (plural torgues)

  1. a pole tied horizontally to the head of a sheep, calf or pig so it doesn’t get through fences
    • 1991, Equipu Bueida, El Pueblo Quirosán: una Unidá Social in Cultures, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, page 59:
      Anque nel puertu el pastu ye llibre y el ganáu anda per too ensin denguna torga, cada braña o macháu pertenez a un pueblu.
      Even though in the summer pasture the pasture is free and the livestock walks all around without any torga, each braña or macháu belongs to a village.

Icelandic

Noun

torga

  1. indefinite genitive plural of torg

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

torga n

  1. definite plural of torg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

torga n

  1. definite plural of torg
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