frauga

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) /ˈfɾawɡa/ [ˈfɾɑw.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾawħa/ [ˈfɾɑw.ħɐ]

 
  • Rhymes: -awɡa
  • Rhymes: -awħa

  • Hyphenation: frau‧ga

Noun

frauga f (plural fraugas)

  1. forge; furnace
    Synonyms: frágoa, forxa
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