xerga

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish jerga (jargon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xerga f (plural xergas)

  1. jargon; slang

Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin sērica. Cognate with Portuguese xerga, enxerga and Spanish jerga.

Noun

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xerga f (plural xergas)

  1. a coarse blanket of wool and linen woven on a loom
Derived terms
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References

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  • xerga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • xerga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xerga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • xerga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.