ouca

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Galician

oucas ("water crowtoof")

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Pobably from a substrate language, from *alka, and cognate with Basque auka; less likely from Suevic .

Pronunciation

Noun

ouca f (plural oucas)

  1. alga; seaweed
    Synonyms: alga, olga, verdello
  2. water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis)
    Synonym: verdello

References

  1. ^ Cf. Bascuas, Edelmiro (2002). Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico, pp. 300-304. →ISBN.

Leonese

Etymology

From Old Leonese , from Vulgar Latin auca (“goose”), from contraction of *avica (“(familiar) bird”), from Latin avis (“bird”).

Noun

ouca f (plural oucas)

  1. goose

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