xerga

Galician

Etymology 1

From Spanish jerga (“jargon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɾɣa̝/

Noun

xerga f (plural xergas)

  1. jargon; slang

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin sērica. Cognate with Portuguese xerga, enxerga and Spanish jerga.

Noun

xerga f (plural xergas)

  1. a coarse blanket of wool and linen weaved in the loom
Derived terms

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