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Albanian
Etymology
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Noun
goro f (plural goro, definite gorua, definite plural gorot) (Dogançe, Grabovë, Vërtop)
- (derogatory) Muslim (as addressed by Orthodox Christians)
- Synonyms: mysliman, muhamedan
Gorrot ja pëlcasin berro, avrio do dredhim kol.- The Muslims are having Eid, we will eat well tomorrow.
References
- Haxhihasani, Qemal (1964) “Elemente nga fjalori i dogançes, fragmente bisedash dhe tekste në këtë të folme”, in Studime filologjike, number III, page 153
- Llukani, Andrea (2013) Folklori kristian (in Albanian), Tirana: Trifon Xhagjika, page 174a
Fula
Etymology
Cognate with Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara wòro, Wolof guru.
Noun
goro
- cola
See also
Galician
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti (“warm up, heat”) (compare Welsh gori (“'brood; sit, of hen'”), Middle Irish guirid (“to warm”)),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm,hot”).
Cognate with Spanish huero.
Pronunciation
Noun
goro m (plural goros)
- unfertilized (egg) that has been brooded by the hen
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goro”, 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), “goro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
goro
- first-person singular present indicative of gorar
Hausa
Etymology
From Kanuri góro; the ultimate origin is likely from Songhay.
Pronunciation
Noun
gōr̃ò m (plural gwâr̃r̃ā, possessed form gōr̃òn)
- kola nuts
- (figuratively) A small gift or reward.
Japanese
Romanization
goro
- Rōmaji transcription of ごろ
- Rōmaji transcription of ゴロ
Maranao
Noun
goro
- teacher
- instructor
- professor
References
Portuguese
Verb
goro
- first-person singular present indicative of gorar
Ulch
Pronunciation
Adjective
goro
- far
References
- Rachel Walker, Round Licencing, Harmony, and Bisyllabic Triggers in Altaic, 2001.
Welsh Romani
Noun
goro m
- gadjo who has intermarried with a Romani and adopted their lifestyle, sometimes applied to half-breeds
- Synonym: (female) gori
Derived terms
References
- “goro” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Wolof
Noun
goro
- in-law