gurgullón

Galician

Alternative forms

• gorgullón

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gurgulio, gurgulionem (“gullet”), from gurges (“whirlpool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɾɣuˈʎoŋ/

Noun

gurgullón m (plural gurgullóns)

1. spring, source
2. bubbling; gush

   Synonyms: boullón, burbullón, cachón

Related terms

• Gorgullos

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gurgul”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “gurgullon” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gurgullón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gurgullón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.