zamborca

Galician

zamborcas or sables

Alternative forms

• samborca, samborga, zamborga

Etymology

Perhaps from *samǎrĭka, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θamˈbɔɾkɐ], (western) [samˈbɔɾkɐ]

Noun

zamborca f (plural zamborcas)

1. allis shad (female)

   Synonyms: sable, sabenla, tasca

References

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