garsa

See also: gārša, garšā, and garša

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly of Celtic origin, from Celtiberian *cárcia, from Proto-Celtic *korksā, akin to Welsh crychydd and Breton kerc'heiz, and ultimately onomatopoeic in nature.

Compare Aragonese garza, Occitan agaça, gacha, Italian gazza, and French agace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡar.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡaɾ.sa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

garsa f (plural garses)

1. magpie

Derived terms

• donar garsa per perdiu
• garsa de mar
• garseta

Further reading

• “garsa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “garsa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “garsa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “garsa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.