frágoa

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese frauga, from a Vulgar Latin *frabica, a metathetic form of Latin fabrica (smithy, forge). Doublet of the borrowing fábrica and of forxa, from French. Cognate with Portuguese frágua.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɾaɡoa/ [ˈfɾɑ.ɣ̞o.ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾaħoa/ [ˈfɾɑ.ħo.ɐ]

 
    • Rhymes: -aɡoa
    • Rhymes: -aħoa

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɾaɡwa/ [ˈfɾɑ.ɣ̞wɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾaħwa/ [ˈfɾɑ.ħwɐ]

 
    • Rhymes: -aɡwa
    • Rhymes: -aħwa

  • Hyphenation: frá‧goa

Noun

frágoa f (plural frágoas)

  1. forge; furnace
    Synonyms: frauga, forxa