almorço

Galician

Verb

almorço

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of almorçar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *admordium, from admordeō + -ium.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /alˈmoɾt͡so/
    • Hyphenation: al‧mor‧ço

    Noun

    almorço m (uncountable) (hapax legomenon)

    1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
      1. breakfast
      2. lunch (midday meal)
        Synonym: jantar

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Fala: almorzu
    • Galician: almorzo
    • Portuguese: almoço (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “almoço”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa