lorbaga

Galician

Etymology

From Latin lauri (“laurel tree”) + Latin baca (“berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loɾˈβaɣa̝/

Noun

lorbaga f (plural lorbagas)

1. laurel tree berry
   • 1960, Aquilino Iglesia Alvariño, De día a día. Vilagarcía de Arousa: Celta, page 35:

     todas cheas de amoras nas silveiras , e de lorbagas mouras nos loureiros

     loaded with blackberries the brambles, and with dark (laurel) berries the laurel trees

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lorbaga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN