goro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "goro"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gorro

Etymology

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Noun

goro f (plural goro, definite gorua, definite plural gorot) (Dogançe, Grabovë, Vërtop)

1. (derogatory) Muslim (as addressed by Orthodox Christians)

   Synonyms: mysliman, muhamedan

   Gorrot ja pëlcasin berro, avrio do dredhim kol.

   The Muslims are having Eid, we will eat well tomorrow.

Related terms

• gorje
• Goromani

 

References

• Haxhihasani, Qemal (1964) “Elemente nga fjalori i dogançes, fragmente bisedash dhe tekste në këtë të folme”, in Studime filologjike‎^[1], number III, page 153
• Llukani, Andrea (2013) Folklori kristian (in Albanian), Tirana: Trifon Xhagjika, page 174a

Fula

Alternative forms

• gooro

Etymology

Cognate with Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara wòro, Wolof guru.

Noun

goro

1. cola

See also

• goroore
• gorohi

Galician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti (“warm up, heat”) (compare Welsh gori (“'brood; sit, of hen'”), Middle Irish guirid (“to warm”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm,hot”).

Cognate with Spanish huero.

Alternative forms

• golo, grolo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾo̝/

Noun

goro m (plural goros)

1. unfertilized (egg) that has been brooded by the hen

Derived terms

• gorar
• gorentar

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goro”, 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), “goro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

goro

1. first-person singular present indicative of gorar

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri góro; the ultimate origin is likely from Songhay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóː.rò/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷóː.rò]

Noun

gōr̃ò m (plural gwâr̃r̃ā, possessed form gōr̃òn)

1. kola nuts
2. (figuratively) A small gift or reward.

Japanese

Romanization

goro

1. Rōmaji transcription of ごろ

Maranao

Noun

goro

1. teacher
2. instructor
3. professor

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Portuguese

Verb

goro

1. first-person singular present indicative of gorar

Ulch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɔrɔ]

Adjective

goro

1. far

References

• Rachel Walker, Round Licencing, Harmony, and Bisyllabic Triggers in Altaic, 2001.

Welsh Romani

Noun

goro m

1. gadjo who has intermarried with a Romani and adopted their lifestyle, sometimes applied to half-breeds

   Synonym: (female) gori

Derived terms

• goresko
• måxado goro
• phivlo goro
• xindo goro
• xujimen goro

 

References

• “goro” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Wolof

Noun

goro

1. in-law