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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsar.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsaɾ.ɣa]

Noun

sarga f (plural sargues)

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

Further reading

• “sarga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Latvian

Verb

sarga

1. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular present indicative form of sargāt
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural present indicative form of sargāt
3. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular imperative form of sargāt
4. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural imperative form of sargāt

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin serica, 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”), and if so a doublet of sauce.

Noun

sarga f (plural sargas)

1. any of a number of plants

Further reading

• “sarga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28