burgo

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From English burg, Latin burgus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈburɡo/ Rhymes: -urɡo Syllabification: bur‧go === Noun === burgo (accusative singular burgon, plural burgoj, accusative plural burgojn) castle, fortress; city, town === Further reading === “burgo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “burgo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present == Galician == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese burgo (“borough”), from Late Latin burgus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“hill-fort”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbuɾɣo̝/ ==== Noun ==== burgo m (plural burgos) borough, neighborhood (historical) during the 12th century, newly founded town to which a bill of rights was awarded ===== Derived terms ===== Burgo burguesía ===== Related terms ===== Burgo Burgovedro Malburgo Malburguete === Etymology 2 === From Latin brūchus, from Ancient Greek βροῦκος (broûkos). ==== Alternative forms ==== brugo ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbuɾɣo̝/ ==== Noun ==== burgo m (plural burgos) grub, caterpillar, especially of the cabbage butterfly Synonym: eiruga === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “burgo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “burgo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “burgo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “burgo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burgo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English borough, burgh, French bourg, Italian borgo, Spanish burgo. === Noun === burgo (plural burgi) borough, burgh, market town ==== Derived terms ==== burgestro == Latin == === Noun === burgō dative/ablative singular of burgus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Vulgar Latin *burgus, borrowed from Frankish *burg (“fortified city”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortified city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bur‧go === Noun === burgo m (plural burgos) (historical) burg (fortified town in medieval Europe) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “burgo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “burgo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish *burg (“fortified city”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortified city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuɾɡo/ [ˈbuɾ.ɣ̞o] Rhymes: -uɾɡo Syllabification: bur‧go === Noun === burgo m (plural burgos) burg city === Further reading === “burgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025