gorxa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gorxa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gorxa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gorxa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gorxa you have here. The definition of the word gorxa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgorxa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Asturian

Noun

gorxa f (plural gorxes)

  1. throat; gullet

Galician

Etymology

From Old French gorge, from Late Latin gurga, likely connected to Latin gurges (“a whirlpool, eddy, gulf or sea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gorxa f (plural gorxas)

  1. (anatomy) gorge, gullet, throat
    Synonym: garganta
    • c. 1840, Ramón Varela Vahamonde, Conversa entre os arrieiros:
      A muller do Serafiño
      Por unha pinga rabéa,
      Quérea de cote a probiña,
      E se non bebe, toléa.
      Parece un longo varal,
      tratándose de viño,
      Gorxa tan ancha ela mostra
      Com’a canle dun bô muíño.
      Pro, se non vai por azumbres,
      Logo dí qu’é pouquiniño.
      Serafin's wife
      for a drop rages;
      she wants it all the time, poor thing,
      and if she doesn't drink she goes mad.
      She seems a long rod,
      but when it is about wine,
      she shows a gorge as wide
      as the flume of a good mill.
      But, if it doesn't come by gallons,
      soon she said that it is too little.

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia