guerla

Galician

Alternative forms

gala, galra, garla, guelra

Etymology

Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines[1] (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛɾlɐ]

Noun

guerla f (plural guerlas)

(animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)
Synonyms: branquia, gala

References

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

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “agalla II”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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