gorgozada

Galician

Etymology

14th century. Gorgozo (“throat, neck”) ‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoɾɣoˈθaða̝/, (western) /ɡoɾɣoˈsaða̝̝/

Noun

gorgozada f (plural gorgozadas)

1. gush; gushing, violent bubbling
   • c. 1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana, Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 30:

     deytaua as gorgoçadas fora, et cayam arredor do fogo et da lareyra

     It was tossing gushes away, and they were falling around the fire and the hearthstone

Related terms

• gorgozo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gorgoçada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gorgoçada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gorgozada”, 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), “gorgozada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gorgozada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN