ozca

Galician

Alternative forms

• ozco, osca, oscra, osquia

Etymology

From Gaulish *osca (“notch”), from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔθka/ [ˈɔθ.kɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɔθka/ [ˈɔθ.kɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈɔska/ [ˈɔs.kɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔθka

• Rhymes: -ɔθka
• Rhymes: -ɔska

Noun

ozca f (plural ozcas)

1. spiral notch in the spindle
2. slit, cleft
3. gorge, pass, defile

References

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