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Galician
Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably from a substrate term *tǒrgăno-; cognate of Leonese and Asturian tuérgano.
Pronunciation
Noun
torgo m (plural torgos)
- trunk and roots of heather, traditionally used in the production of coal
- Synonym: cando
- heather
- Synonym: uz
Related terms
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
torgo m (plural torgos)
- voice; tone
- Synonyms: berro, voz
1843, anonymous author, Cambados, 1836:è s’os crègos non se meten
n’o demòntre d’a’ncaldada
è o abade c’o seu tòrgo
fort’e recio non lles fala
d’irs’a jantar o’utro mundo
iban ja lovando trazas.- and if it wasn't for the priests,
who stopped that hell of a broth,
and the abbot with his voice,
strong and firm, didn't speak with them,
going to have lunch to the other world
those people were giving clues
Etymology 3
Verb
torgo
- first-person singular present indicative of torgar
References
- ^ Pascual Riesco Chueca (2011) “Testimonios toponímicos del léxico arcaico de las provincias leonesas”, in Anuario IEZ Florián de Ocampo, pages 135-216.