garza
Meaning
heron
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɡaɾθɐ]
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese garça (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a substrate language, probably Hispano-Celtic *cárcia; akin to Welsh crychydd, Breton kerc'heiz. Cognate with Spanish garza, Mirandese garça, Asturian garza, Portuguese garça and (possibly) Catalan garsa.
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