fisga

Galician

Fisherman using a fisga

Etymology 1

From fisgar, from Vulgar Latin *fixicare, itself from fixus (“fixed”), from figere (“to fix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfisɣa̝/

Noun

fisga f (plural fisgas)

1. gig, fishgig; pronged harpoon

   Synonym: francada

Related terms

• fisgar

Noun

fisga f (plural fisgas)

1. white long mark in the head of a horse

Derived terms

• fisgado
• físgoa

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fisga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fisga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fisga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fisga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

fisga

1. inflection of fisgar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Kabuverdianu

Noun

fisga

1. amulet
2. talisman

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiz.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiz.ɡɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʒ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfiz.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfiʒ.ɡɐ/ [ˈfiʒ.ɣɐ]

Etymology 1

From Spanish fisga (“trident, harpoon”), back-formation from fisgar (“to spear, harpoon”).

Noun

fisga f (plural fisgas)

1. (Portugal) slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)

   Synonyms: estilingue, baladeira, atiradeira, bodoque, funda, setra

2. (fishing) gig (a forked spear used to catch fish)
3. barb (a point that stands backwards, especially in a fishhook or gig)

Etymology 2

Verb

fisga

1. inflection of fisgar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “fisga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Spanish

Verb

fisga

1. inflection of fisgar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative