guerla

== Galician == === Alternative forms === gala, galra, garla, guelra === Etymology === Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɛɾlɐ] === Noun === guerla f (plural guerlas) (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish) Synonyms: branquia, gala === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guerla”, 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), “guerla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guerla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN