gorja

Catalan

Etymology

From French gorge. Doublet of gorga.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾ.ʒə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔr.ʒə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

gorja f (plural gorges)

throat
Synonym: gola
(geomorphology) gorge
Synonyms: canyó, gola
(geology) shaft; pit cave

Derived terms

engorjar
gorgera
gorja-roig
gorjablanc
gorjagroc
gorjal
gorjanegre
gorjut

Further reading

“gorja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge.

Noun

gorja f (plural gorjas)

gorge; gullet; throat
Synonym: garganta

Derived terms

gorjeta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gorge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɾxa/ [ˈɡoɾ.xa]
Rhymes: -oɾxa
Syllabification: gor‧ja

Noun

gorja f (plural gorjas)

gorge; gullet; throat
Synonym: garganta

Derived terms

Further reading

“gorja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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