bágoa

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Latin bacula, diminutive of bāca (“berry”). Compare mágoa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaɣo̯ɐ], [ˈbaɣʊ̯ɐ]

Noun

bágoa f (plural bágoas)

1. tear (drop of liquid)
   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Estouche feita un Calabre,

     èas vagoas dos ôllos cán

     à cantos me ben no Leyto:

     aÿ miña Virxen da Paz!

     I'm but a cadaver now,

     And tears fall from the eyes

     Of everyone who see me in bed

     Oh, my Virgin of Peace!

   • 1840, Florencio Pol, Á memoria dun amigo santiagués:

     recólle co teu esprito, amigo amado,

     estas vagoas que non podo coutar

     catch with your spirit, beloved friend,

     these tears I cannot hold back

   • 2021, Tenue, Territorios [song]:

     Agora que sabemos que todos os camiños

     Que construímos foron erixidos sobre cadáveres

     Agora que entendemos que erguemos a cada tirano

     Que nos someteu baixo o fascio e a espada

     Agora que aceptamos que fomos nós xs

     Que alzamos os muros que comprimiron os nosos tórax

     Sepultando os nosos corazóns...

     Decidimos encomendar a nosa existencia á súa destrución

     Ata que, dentro de nós, cada deserto se converta en oasis

     Cada ferida en fervenza e cada bágoa en torrente

     Now that we know that every road

     we made was founded on corpses;

     Now that we understand that we raised every tyrant

     that subdued us with fascio and sword;

     Now that we accept that we were the ones

     who built the walls which compressed our torsos,

     entombing our hearts...

     We decide to commit our existence to their destruction

     till, inside of us, each dessert becomes an oasis,

     each wound a waterfall, each tear a torrent.

   Synonyms: bagulla, lágrima

Derived terms

• bagoanta
• bagoar
• esbagoar

Related terms

• bagulla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bágoa”, 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), “bágoa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bágoa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN