guerla

Galician

Alternative forms

• gala, galra, garla, guelra

Etymology

Unlikely from Latin glandula, pace Coromines (cf. landra); perhaps from Germanic. Cognate with Portuguese guelra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛɾlɐ]

Noun

guerla f (plural guerlas)

1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)

   Synonyms: branquia, gala

References

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