vaganta

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate language or either a blend of garganta (“gorge”) and other term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈɣantɐ]

Noun

vaganta f (plural vagantas)

1. ravine

   Synonym: corgo

2. hollow, gully

   Synonyms: caivanca, valgada

Derived terms

• vaganteira
• vaganto

References

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