úcera

Galician

Alternative forms

• úlcera, urce, úrcer, úrsera, úzara

Etymology

Attested since 1409. From Latin ulcera, plural of ulcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuθeɾɐ], (western) [ˈuseɾɐ]

Noun

úcera m (plural úceras)

1. (medicine) ulcer

   Synonym: chaga

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 81:

     enton poras fero feruente Redondo na cabeça daquellas huceras ou vixigas que as qeime

     then you'll put a round red hot iron on the head of those ulcers or pocks for it to burn them

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “hucera”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “úcera”, 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), “úcera”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “úlcera”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN