gorga

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡor.ɡə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡoɾ.ɣa] === Noun === gorga f (plural gorgues) whirlpool, eddy (archaic) throat, gullet ==== Related terms ==== gorg === Further reading === “gorga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology === Perhaps from an older *gorgõa, from Latin gorgona (compare Latin gorgonia, "coral", Pliny), from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ), from γοργός (gorgós, “terrible”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɔɾɣɐ] === Noun === gorga m (plural gorgas) dodder (Cuscuta spss.) Synonym: barbas de raposo flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gorga”, 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), “gorga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gorga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin gurga, from Classical Latin gurges. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡor.ɡa/ Rhymes: -orɡa Hyphenation: gór‧ga === Noun === gorga f (plural gorghe) (obsolete, anatomy) throat Synonyms: gola, (obsolete) gorgia === Further reading === gorga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana