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Galician
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Etymology
Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra.
Pronunciation
Noun
guerla f (plural guerlas)
- (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)
- Synonyms: branquia, gala
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