Feminine

gorguera

Meaning

  1. (feminine) ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)
  2. (feminine) ruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)
  3. (feminine, historical) gorget (piece of armour for the throat)

Synonyms

Translations

Hyphenated as
gor‧gue‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/
Etymology

From gorga + -era, from Vulgar Latin *gurga, from gurges.

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