gorgia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge, from Middle French gorge, from Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, related to Latin gurges (“whirlpool”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔr.d͡ʒa/, [ˈɡɔr̺d͡ʒä]
• Rhymes: -ɔrdʒa
• Hyphenation: gòr‧gia

Noun

gorgia f (plural gorge)

1. (obsolete, anatomy) throat

   Synonym: (not obsolete) gola

2. (figuratively) ravine, gorge

   Synonym: gola

3. (linguistics, phonetics) Meanings related to linguistics:
   1. The lenition of the stop consonants /p, t, k/ (especially the lattermost) found in several areas of Tuscany.
   2. The pronunciation of the letter R as a uvular trill.

Derived terms

• pappagorgia