cavorco

Galician

Alternative forms

• caborco

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin cavus or either from a substrate language, but ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-. Cognate with Spanish cahuerco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈβɔɾko̝/

Noun

cavorco m (plural cavorcos)

1. ravine

   Synonyms: barreiro, cárcava, corgo, groba, callostro, freita, baiunca, barronca, quenlle

Related terms

• cavouco
• cavoza

References

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