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Old Galician-Portuguese
Noun
vergel m (plural vergels)
- Alternative form of vergeu
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese vergel, vergeu, borrowed from Old Occitan vergier, from Vulgar Latin *virdiāriu, from Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium. Cognate with Galician verxel, Spanish vergel, Catalan verger, Occitan vergièr, French verger, and Italian verziere.
Pronunciation
Noun
vergel m (plural vergéis)
- orchard
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan vergier, from Vulgar Latin *virdiāriu, from Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium. Cognate with Ladino verdjel, Portuguese vergel, Galician verxel, Catalan verger, Occitan vergièr, French verger, and Italian verziere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾˈxel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: ver‧gel
Noun
vergel m (plural vergeles)
- orchard
- Synonyms: huerta, hortaliza (Cuba)
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