lorbaga

Galician

Etymology

From Latin lauri (“laurel tree”) + Latin baca (“berry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loɾˈβaɣa̝/

Noun

lorbaga f (plural lorbagas)

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 da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“lorbaga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“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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