gorra

English

Contraction

gorra

  1. (informal, representing slurred pronunciation) Got a.
    You've gorra flippin' nerve showing your face round here.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorre or Spanish gorra.

Pronunciation

Noun

gorra f (plural gorres)

  1. cap, baseball cap
  2. (Andorra, Urgell) barretina, a typical catalan beret

Derived terms

Further reading

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

gorra

  1. to put, place, set

Conjugation

Conjugation of gorra
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future gorrav gorrydh gorr gorryn gorrowgh gorrons gorrir
preterite gorris gorrsys gorras gorrsyn gorrsowgh gorrsons gorras
imperfect gorren gorres gorra gorren gorrewgh gorrens gorrys
pluperfect gorrsen gorrses gorrsa gorrsen gorrsewgh gorrsens gorrsys
subjunctive present/future gorriv gorri gorro gorryn gorrowgh gorrons gorrer
imperfect gorren gorres gorra gorren gorrewgh gorrens gorrys
imperative - gorr gorres gorryn gorrewgh gorrens -
non-finite forms present participle ow korra verbal adjective gorrys

Derived terms

  • gorra a-bervedh (“insert”)
  • gorra dhe vernans (“execute”)
  • gorra dhe, gorra war (“apply (paint)”)
  • gorra dhe-ves (“take away”)
  • gorra korran yn (“enrage”)
  • gorra marth yn (“amaze”)
  • gorra own dhe (“scare”)
  • gorra own yn (“alarm”)
  • gorra poos war (“stress”)
  • gorra yn bagas (“group”, verb)
  • gorra yn geryow (“express, put into words”)
  • gorra yn-mes (“expel”)
  • gorra yn-rag (“suggest”)
  • keskorra (“assemble, put together”)

Mutation

Mutation of gorra
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gorra worra unchanged korra hworra worra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Middle French gorre, itself possibly from Old Occitan [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡora/ [ˈɡo.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Syllabification: go‧rra

Noun

gorra f (plural gorras)

  1. cap, baseball cap
    • 1972, “Mariel y el Capitán”, in Vida, performed by Sui Generis:
      Y cuando llega Mariel deja la gorra y sirve té con limón / O a lo mejor café
      And when Mariel arrives, he puts down his cap and serves tea with lemon / Or maybe coffee instead.
  2. (slang, Argentina) cop
    Synonyms: tombo, paco, madero

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: gora
  • → Hiligaynon: gora
  • → Tagalog: gora (dated)

Further reading

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