verga

Meaning

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ver‧ga
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbeɾɡa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).

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