irce

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *īsex, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (“salmon”). Cognate of Portuguese irze, of Spanish esguín and of Basque izokin.[1]

Noun

irce m (plural irces)

  1. (obsolete) salmon

References
  1. Joseph M. Piel (1953) Miscelânea de etimologia portuguesa e galega, Lisboa: Coimbra editor, pages 179-189
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