gorjal

Catalan

Etymology

From gorja +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡurˈʒal]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡorˈʒal]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡoɾˈd͡ʒal]

Noun

gorjal m (plural gorjals)

(historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
Synonym: gorgera

Further reading

“gorjal”, 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

From gorja +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁˈʒaw/ [ɡoɦˈʒaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡoɾˈʒaw/ [ɡoɾˈʒaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡoʁˈʒaw/ [ɡoʁˈʒaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoɻˈʒaw/ [ɡoɻˈʒaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾˈʒal/ [ɡuɾˈʒaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuɾˈʒa.li/

Hyphenation: gor‧jal

Noun

gorjal f (plural gorjais)

(historical, military) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
Synonym: gorjeira

Further reading

“gorjal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From gorja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoɾˈxal/ [ɡoɾˈxal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: gor‧jal

Noun

gorjal m (plural gorjales)

(historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)
Synonym: gorguera

Further reading

“gorjal”, 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