congro

Galician

congro ("conger")

Alternative forms

• congrio

Etymology

From Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoŋɡɾo̝̝/

Noun

congro m (plural congros)

1. conger (any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters)
   • 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:

     Iten a libra das pescadas frescas et dos congros a seis dineiros cada libra.

     Item, the pound of fresh hakes and of conger, six coins each pound

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “congro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “congro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

congro m (plural congros)

1. conger; conger eel (any of the large marine eels of the genus Conger)

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