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llerga

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligula.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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llerga f (plural llergas)

  1. kind of spoon knife or scorp; a carving curved tool used in woodworking
  2. curette
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “legra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos