vergel

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

vergel m (plural vergels)

  1. 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

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ver‧gel

Noun

vergel m (plural vergéis)

  1. 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)

  1. orchard
    Synonyms: huerta, hortaliza (Cuba)

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