varcia

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested in local Medieval Latin documents as varcena, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.[1] Cognate with Portuguese várzea and vargem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɾθja̝/, (western) /ˈbaɾsja̝/

Noun

varcia f (plural varcias)

  1. (dated) floodplain; fertile plain terrain on the banks of a river
    Synonym: veiga

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “varga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos