gorguera
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gorga + -era, from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from gurges.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gorguera f (plural gorgueras)
- ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)
- Synonym: lechuguilla
- (ornithology) ruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)
- (historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
- Synonym: gorjal
Further reading[edit]
- “gorguera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms suffixed with -era
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾa
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