varenga

Galician

Etymology

From Middle French warengue, from Old Norse vrong (“rib of a sheep”).[1][2] Cognate with French varangue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈɾɛŋɡa̝/

Noun

varenga f (plural varengas)

(nautical) bilge (the rounded portion of a ship's hull)
(nautical) rib

References

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

Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. varenga.
“varangue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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