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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1840. From tragar (“to gulp, swallow”) + -eira.
Pronunciation
Noun
tragueira f (plural tragueiras)
- gulp
- Synonyms: grolo, gulapo, trago
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tragueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tragueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega