soga

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(feminine) rope
(feminine) noose
(feminine, figuratively) sly or cunning person

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Hyphenated as

so‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoɡa/

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Cognate with Friulian

Cognate with Romansh

Cognate with Venetian

In summary

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin sōca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soukā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Compare Portuguese and Asturian soga, Italian soga, French suage, Friulian soe, Romansch suga, Venetan soga.