gorgomil

Galician

Alternative forms
  • gorgomela, gorgomelo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gorgomelo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); ultimately from Late Latin gurga (“gorge”), from Latin gurges (“whirlpool”). Cognate with Occitan gargamèla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡoɾɣoˈmil/

Noun

gorgomil m (plural gorgomís)

  1. pharynx; upper throat
    Synonyms: farinxe, garganta, gorxa
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 89:
      estas llandooas jnchanse de gisa que asy apretan as gorgomellas et estreitan o goto por que espira o Cauallo
      this glands swell to the point that they squeeze the throat and narrow the pipe through which the horse breathes

References
  • “gorgomilo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “gorgo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “gorgomil” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gorgomil” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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