gorra

English

Contraction

gorra

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From French gorre or Spanish gorra.

Pronunciation

Noun

gorra f (plural gorres)

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

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Cornish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔrːa]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈɡʊrɐ]

Verb

gorra

  1. to put, place, set

Derived terms

Mutation


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.

Derived terms

  • con la gorra
  • de gorra
  • gorra de plato (peaked cap)
  • gorrón
  • pasar la gorra (to pass the hat around) (idiom)
  • pegar la gorra (to sponge off) (idiom)

Descendants

  • Cebuano: gora
  • Hiligaynon: gora

Further reading

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