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Spanish
Etymology
From gorga + -era, from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from gurges.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: gor‧gue‧ra
Noun
gorguera f (plural gorgueras)
- ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)
- Synonym: lechuguilla
- (ornithology) ruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)
- (historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
- Synonym: gorjal
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