candorca
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the 18th century. Unknown. Perhaps from can de orca (“orca's dog”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]candorca f (plural candorcas)
- orca, killer whale
- Synonym: orca
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “candorca”, 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), “candorca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “candorca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “orca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos