zamborca

Galician

zamborcas or sables

Alternative forms

• samborca, samborga, zamborga

Etymology

Perhaps from *samǎrĭka, from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [θamˈbɔɾkɐ], (western) [samˈbɔɾkɐ]

Noun

zamborca f (plural zamborcas)

1. allis shad (female)

   Synonyms: sable, sabenla, tasca

References

• “zamborca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “zamborca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “zamborca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.