almorzo

See also: almorzó

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese *almorço, from Latin admorsus or Vulgar Latin *admordium, in either case deriving from admordeō (“I bite or gnaw at or into”). Cognate with Portuguese almoço and Spanish almuerzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈmoɾθo̝/, (western) /alˈmoɾso̝/

Noun

almorzo m (plural almorzos)

1. breakfast; lunch
2. (regional) dinner (midday main dinner)

Related terms

• almorzar

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “almorç”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “almorzo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN