gharsa

Galician

Etymology

From Hispano-Celtic *cárcia; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.

Cognate with Spanish garza, Mirandese garça, Asturian garza, Portuguese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɾθɐ]
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): [ˈħaɾs̺ɐ]

Noun

gharsa f (plural gharsas)

1. Eye dialect spelling of garza (“heron”).

   Synonym: ghanza

References

• “gharsa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.