gorgozada

Galician

Etymology

14th century. Gorgozo (“throat, neck”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoɾɣoˈθaða̝/, (western) /ɡoɾɣoˈsaða̝̝/

Noun

gorgozada f (plural gorgozadas)

1. gush; gushing, violent bubbling
   • c. 1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana, Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:

     deytaua as gorgoçadas fora, et cayam arredor do fogo et da lareyra

     It was tossing gushes away, and they were falling around the fire and the hearthstone

Related terms

• gorgozo

References

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