auca

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Occitan

Alternative forms

  • aucha (Auvergne, Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *auca, contraction of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (bird). Compare Catalan oca, French oie, Franco-Provençal ôye, Spanish oca, Italian oca, Romansh auca, ocha.

Pronunciation

Noun

auca f (plural aucas)

  1. goose

Further reading


Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) oca
  • (Puter, Vallader) ocha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca, contraction of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (bird). Compare Friulian ocje, Italian and Venetian oca, Dalmatian jauca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie.

Noun

auca f (plural aucas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) goose