gurrias

Galician

Alternative forms

• esgurrias

Etymology

Perhaps from esgurriar (“to effort”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡurjas/ [ˈɡu.rjas̺]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡurjas/ [ˈɡu.rjas̺]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħurjas/ [ˈħu.rjas̺]

• Rhymes: -urjas

Noun

gurrias f pl (plural only)

1. afterbirth

   Synonyms: libracións, pairas, quitas

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gurrias”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gurrias”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gurrias”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN