sarga

See also: sárga and sargā

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • sarguer, sarguera

Etymology

Probably from a Basque *sarika, itself taken from a Celtic root akin to Latin salix (willow). Doublet of sàlic.

Pronunciation

Noun

sarga f (plural sargues)

  1. the bitter willow (Salix eleagnos)
  2. a wicker cut from a bitter willow

Further reading

Latvian

Verb

sarga

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of sargāt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of sargāt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of sargāt

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾɡa/ [ˈsaɾ.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾɡa
  • Syllabification: sar‧ga

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin serica,[1] and thus a doublet of jerga. Cf. also French serge, Old French sarge, Old Occitan sarga.

Noun

sarga f (plural sargas)

  1. twill
Derived terms
  • sarguero

Etymology 2

Probably from a Basque *sarika, itself taken from a Celtic root akin to Latin salix (willow),[2] and if so a doublet of sauce.

Noun

sarga f (plural sargas)

  1. any of a number of plants

References

  1. sarga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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