zorza

See also: zorzą

Galician

Zorza

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Northeastern Portuguese sorça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔɾθa̝/, (western) /ˈsɔɾsa̝/

Noun

zorza f (plural zorzas)

1. (cooking) marinade made of paprika, salt, garlic and, optionally, other herbs and wine
2. (cooking) paprika marinated chopped pork, used for the preparation of chourizos

   Synonym: amoado

3. (cooking) paprika marinated chopped pork, fried

   Hoxe temos zorza con patacas

   Today we have fried paprika marinated pork with fries / chips.

Derived terms

• enzorzar

References

• “zorza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “zorza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “zorza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zarza, zorza, from Proto-Slavic *zořà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ.ʐa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʐa
• Syllabification: zo‧rza

Noun

zorza f

1. aurora (atmospheric phenomenon)

   zorza polarna ― aurora borealis

2. dawn, daybreak

Declension

Declension of zorza

	singular	plural
nominative	zorza	zorze
genitive	zorzy	zórz
dative	zorzy	zorzom
accusative	zorzę	zorze
instrumental	zorzą	zorzami
locative	zorzy	zorzach
vocative	zorzo	zorze

Proper noun

zorza f

1. (obsolete) morning star (the planet Venus on the horizon at dawn)

   Synonyms: Gwiazda Poranna, Jutrzenka

Declension

Declension of zorza

	singular
nominative	zorza
genitive	zorzy
dative	zorzy
accusative	zorzę
instrumental	zorzą
locative	zorzy
vocative	zorzo

Further reading

• zorza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zorza in Polish dictionaries at PWN