Noun: gorgomil
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | gorgomil |
| Plural m | gorgomís |
Sample Sentences
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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) [1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 89:]
Nouns inflected like gorgomil
perexil,
tamboril,
xabaril,
dedil,
alfil,
funil,
badil,
aguacil,
dentexil,
anafil,
beiril,
barril,
cadril,
cancil,
cantil,
peitoril,
monocarril,
pernil,
gorgomil,
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. See: Old Portuguese Nouns '
gorgomelo', Latin Nouns '
gurges'.
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