vorco

Galician

Etymology

From *vorcar (cf. envorcar), from Vulgar Latin *volvicō, volvicāre, from Latin volvō (“I roll”). Compare Spanish vuelco and Catalan bolcar.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔɾko̝/

Noun

vorco m (plural vorcos)

  1. upset, turnover, overturn

References
  • “vorco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “vorco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. volver.
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