goro

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

goro f (plural goro, definite gorua, definite plural gorot) (Dogançe, Grabovë, Vërtop)

  1. (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.

Related terms

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara wòro, Wolof guru.

Noun

goro

  1. 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”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm,hot”).

Cognate with Spanish huero.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

goro m (plural goros)

  1. unfertilized (egg) that has been brooded by the hen
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 146

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Etymology 2

Verb

goro

  1. 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)

  1. kola nuts
  2. (figuratively) A small gift or reward.

Japanese

Romanization

goro

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ごろ

Maranao

Noun

goro

  1. teacher
  2. instructor
  3. professor

References

Portuguese

Verb

goro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gorar

Ulch

Pronunciation

Adjective

goro

  1. far

References

  • Rachel Walker, Round Licencing, Harmony, and Bisyllabic Triggers in Altaic, 2001.

Welsh Romani

Noun

goro m

  1. 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

  1. in-law
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