lorbaga

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lorbaga, from Latin lauri (“laurel tree”) + baca (“berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loɾˈβaɣɐ]

Noun

lorbaga f (plural lorbagas)

1. laurel tree berry
   • 1960, Aquilino Iglesia Alvariño, De día a día, Vilagarcía de Arousa: Celta, page 35:

     todas cheas de amoras nas silveiras , e de lorbagas mouras nos loureiros

     loaded with blackberries the brambles, and with dark (laurel) berries the laurel trees

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lorbaga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lorbaga”, 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), “lorbaga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lorbaga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN