guerla

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra.

Pronunciation

Noun

guerla f (plural guerlas)

  1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)
    Synonyms: branquia, gala

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “agalla II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos