gorgomil

Galician

Alternative forms

• gorgomela, gorgomelo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gorgomelo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); ultimately from Late Latin gurga (“gorge”), from Latin gurges (“whirlpool”). Cognate with Occitan gargamèla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoɾɣoˈmil/

Noun

gorgomil m (plural gorgomís)

1. pharynx; upper throat

   Synonyms: farinxe, garganta, gorxa

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 89:

     estas llandooas jnchanse de gisa que asy apretan as gorgomellas et estreitan o goto por que espira o Cauallo

     this glands swell to the point that they squeeze the throat and narrow the pipe through which the horse breathes

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gorgomilo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gorgo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gorgomil”, 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), “gorgomil”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega