osga

Galician

Osga

Alternative forms

• osca

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزَغَة (wazaḡa).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsɡa/ [ˈɔz̺.ɣ̞ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɔsɡa/ [ˈɔz̺.ɣ̞ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈɔsħa/ [ˈɔz̺.ħɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔsɡa

• Rhymes: -ɔsɡa
• Rhymes: -ɔsħa

Noun

osga f (plural osgas)

1. gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)

   Synonyms: ladra, lasca

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “osga”, 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), “osga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “osga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزَغَة (wazaḡa).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔz.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔz.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʒ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔz.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʒ.ɡɐ/ [ˈɔʒ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: os‧ga

Noun

osga f (plural osgas)

1. gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)

   Synonyms: lagartixa, geco