gorxa
Galician
/ˈɡɔɾʃa̝/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) gorge, gullet, throat
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gorge (throat) derived from Latin gurga.
Origin
Latin
gurga
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gorge English
- gorged English
- gorger English
- gorgest English
- gorgeth English
- overgorge English
- ungorge English
- *gorga Latin
- *gurgurium Latin
- gurga Latin
- gurges Latin
- gorgo Italian
- gurge Italian
- gorge French
- *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- gorge Middle English
- gorge Old French
- gort Old French
- gorgolo Galician
- gorgozo Galician
- gorgueira Galician
- gorge Norman
- gorge Middle French
- gorgomelo Old Portuguese