lorbaga

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lorbaga, from Latin lauri (“laurel tree”) + baca (“berry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [loɾˈβaɣɐ]

Noun

lorbaga f (plural lorbagas)

  1. laurel tree berry
    • 1960, Aquilino Iglesia Alvariño, De día a día, Vilagarcía de Arousa: Celta, page 35:
      todas cheas de amoras nas silveiras , e de lorbagas mouras nos loureiros
      loaded with blackberries the brambles, and with dark (laurel) berries the laurel trees

References
  • “lorbaga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “lorbaga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “lorbaga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “lorbaga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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