llerga

Galician

Alternative forms

alegre, legra, llegra

Etymology

A semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligula.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʎɛɾɣɐ]

Noun

llerga f (plural llergas)

kind of spoon knife or scorp; a carving curved tool used in woodworking
curette

Related terms

legrado

References

“llerga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“llerga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“legra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “legra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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