congro

Galician

congro ("conger")

Conger eel statue, Bouzas, Vigo

Alternative forms

• congrio, crongo

Etymology

From Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoŋɡɾʊ]

Noun

congro m (plural congros)

1. conger, conger eel (any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters)
   • 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:

     Iten a libra das pescadas frescas et dos congros a seis dineiros cada libra.

     Item, the pound of fresh hakes and of conger, six coins each pound

References

• “congro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “congro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “congro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “congro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “congro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ɡɾu/

• Hyphenation: con‧gro

Noun

congro m (plural congros)

1. conger; conger eel (any of the large marine eels of the genus Conger)