frágoa

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese frauga, from a Vulgar Latin *frabica, a metathetic form of Latin fabrica (smithy, forge). Doublet of the borrowing fábrica and of forxa, from French. Cognate with Portuguese frágua.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɾaɡoa/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾaħoa/

 

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɾaɡwa/
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾaħwa/

 

  • Hyphenation: frá‧goa

Noun

frágoa f (plural frágoas)

  1. forge; furnace
    Synonyms: frauga, forxa