úcera

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since 1409. From Latin ulcera, plural of ulcus.

Pronunciation

Noun

úcera m (plural úceras)

  1. (medicine) ulcer
    Synonym: chaga
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 81:
      enton poras fero feruente Redondo na cabeça daquellas huceras ou vixigas que as qeime
      then you'll put a round red hot iron on the head of those ulcers or pocks for it to burn them

References

  • “hucera” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “úcera” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “úcera” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “úlcera” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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