gorguera

Spanish

Etymology

From gorga +‎ -era, from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from gurges.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/ [ɡoɾˈɣ̞e.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: gor‧gue‧ra

Noun

gorguera f (plural gorgueras)

ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)
Synonym: lechuguilla
(ornithology) ruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)
(historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
Synonym: gorjal

Further reading

“gorguera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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