gurgurya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === gorgoria, golloria, gulgoria, guluria — Spanish-based spelling gorgorya, gurgorya, golyorya, gulgorya, gulgurya, gulurya === Etymology === From alteration of gulyeriya, borrowed from Spanish gollería (“delicacy”). Compare Chamorro guyuria / guguria. Doublet of gulyeriya. An alternative theory suggests that the word derived from Spanish colorías (“you were coloring”), although the word's meaning is distant and does not function as a noun. In addition, the verb colorir is also rarely used. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuɾˈɡuɾja/ [ɡʊɾˈɡuɾ.jɐ], /ɡuɾɡuɾˈja/ [ɡʊɾ.ɡʊɾˈja] Rhymes: -uɾja, -a Syllabification: gur‧gur‧ya === Noun === gurgurya or gurguryá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ) gorgoria (a crunchy glazed fried dough cookie) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “gurgurya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 569