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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese frauga, from a Vulgar Latin *frabica, a metathetic form of Latin fabrica (smithy, forge). Doublet of the borrowing fábrica and of forxa, from French. Cognate with Portuguese frágua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfɾawɡa/ [ˈfɾɑw.ɣ̞ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈfɾawħa/ [ˈfɾɑw.ħɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: frau‧ga

Noun

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frauga f (plural fraugas)

  1. forge; furnace
    Synonyms: frágoa, forxa
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