gharsa

Galician

Etymology

From Hispano-Celtic *cárcia; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz.

Cognate with Spanish garza, Mirandese garça, Asturian garza, Portuguese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡaɾθɐ]
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): [ˈħaɾs̺ɐ]

Noun

gharsa f (plural gharsas)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of garza (“heron”).
    Synonym: ghanza

References
  • “gharsa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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