zorza

Galician

Zorza

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Northeastern Portuguese sorça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔɾθa̝/, (western) /ˈsɔɾsa̝/

Noun

zorza f (plural zorzas)

1. (cooking) marinade made of paprika, salt, garlic and, optionally, other herbs and wine
2. (cooking) paprika marinated chopped pork, used for the preparation of chourizos

   Synonym: amoado

3. (cooking) paprika marinated chopped pork, fried

   Hoxe temos zorza con patacas

   Today we have fried paprika marinated pork with fries / chips.

Derived terms

• enzorzar

References

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• “zorza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zorja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ.ʐa/

Noun

zorza f

1. aurora (atmospheric phenomenon)

   zorza polarna – aurora borealis

2. dawn, daybreak
3. (obsolete) morning star (the planet Venus on the horizon at dawn)

Declension

Declension of zorza

	singular	plural
nominative	zorza	zorze
genitive	zorzy	zórz
dative	zorzy	zorzom
accusative	zorzę	zorze
instrumental	zorzą	zorzami
locative	zorzy	zorzach
vocative	zorzo	zorze

Synonyms

• (morning star): Gwiazda Poranna, Jutrzenka

Further reading

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