gorja

Albanian

Noun

gorja f

definite nominative singular of gore

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge. Doublet of gorga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡɔr.ʒə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡɔɾ.d͡ʒa]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)

Noun

gorja f (plural gorges)

throat
Synonym: gola
(geomorphology) gorge
Synonyms: canyó, gola
(geology) shaft; pit cave

Derived terms

engorjar
gorgera
gorja-roig
gorjablanc
gorjagroc
gorjal
gorjanegre
gorjut

Further reading

“gorja”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔʁ.ʒɐ/ [ˈɡɔɦ.ʒɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾ.ʒɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔʁ.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɻ.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾ.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: gor‧ja

Noun

gorja f (plural gorjas)

gorge; gullet; throat
Synonym: garganta

Derived terms

gorjeta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾxa/ [ˈɡoɾ.xa]
Rhymes: -oɾxa
Syllabification: gor‧ja

Noun

gorja f (plural gorjas)

gorge; gullet; throat
Synonym: garganta

Derived terms

Further reading

“gorja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024