vergoña

Galician

[beɾˈɣoɲɐ]

noun
Definitions
  • shame
  • decorum; dignity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese vergonna inherited from Latin *verecunnia, verecundia.

Origin

Latin

verecundia

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