forra

Perhaps from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *furhs. Compare Italian forra, English furrow.

• IPA^(key):

forra f (plural forras)

1. ground hollow used in the children’s traditional game named porca
2. fulcrum

Deverbal from forrar.

• IPA^(key):

forra f (plural forras)

1. wedge, chock
2. hem, hemline
3. building block used to reinforce walls built with rubble masonry

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “forra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forra”, 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), “forra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Borrowed from Lombardic furh. Compare German Furche.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ra/
• Rhymes: -orra
• Hyphenation: fór‧ra

forra f (plural forre)

1. ravine, gorge

• farro

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

forra

1. inflection of forrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative