órgia

See also: orgia and orgía

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orgia, from Ancient Greek ὄργια (órgia). Variant of orgía, among writers aware of the accentuation of the word in Latin and Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾxja/ [ˈoɾ.xja]
• Rhymes: -oɾxja
• Syllabification: ór‧gia

Noun

órgia f (plural órgias)

1. Alternative form of orgía
   • 1844, José Zorrilla, Ira de Dios, canto primero :

     "¡Órgia! ¡órgia!" los réprobos gritaban:
     "¡Órgia! ¡el placer es nuestro Dios!" decian:
     Y blasfemos cantares entonaban,
     Y en festines opíparos bebian; […]

     "Orgy! orgy!", the reprobates shouted:
     "Orgy! pleasure is our God!", they said:
     And they sang blasphemous songs,
     As they drank in their excessive feasts; […]