zamborca
Galician
Alternative forms
- samborca, samborga, zamborga
Etymology
Perhaps from *samǎrĭka, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈθam.bor.ka/, (seseo) /ˈsam.bor.ka/, [ˈθam.bor.kɐ], (seseo) [ˈsam.bor.kɐ]
Noun
zamborca f (plural zamborcas)
- allis shad (female)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zamborca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zamborca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zamborca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN