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gorguera

Spanish, noun/ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/

gorguera is spelled G-O-R-G-U-E-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gorguera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “ruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does gorguera mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineruff (circular frill or ruffle on a garment)

  2. 2

    feminineruff (set of modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird)

  3. 3

    femininegorget (piece of armour for the throat)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of gorguera

  • gorgueras plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gorguera?

  • /ɡoɾˈɡeɾa/
  • [ɡoɾˈɣ̞e.ɾa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to gorguera

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is gorguera in Spanish?

gorguera appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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