Gorgets

/ˈɡɔrdʒəts/ noun

Definition

Plural of gorget; pieces of armor protecting the throat, or ornamental neckwear, or distinctive colored throat patches on birds.

Etymology

Plural of 'gorget,' from Old French 'gorge' (throat) plus '-et' (diminutive), ultimately from Latin 'gurga' meaning throat or whirlpool.

Kelly Says

Ornithologists use 'gorget' to describe the iridescent throat patches on hummingbirds—the ruby-throated hummingbird's gorget is so brilliant it seems to light up, and the military armor term and the bird's throat marking are both named for the same body part concept.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
szy
she
ARالعربية
زينة الرقبة
zi-nat ar-ra-q-bat
BNবাংলা
গলায় সজ্জা
gola-ay soj-ja
CACatalà
ambat
am-bat
CSČeština
límec
lim-ec
DADansk
krave
kra-ve
DEDeutsch
kragen
kra-gen
ELΕλληνικά
κολάροι
ko-la-roi
ESEspañol
gorgets
gor-zhets
FAفارسی
یقه
ya-ghe
FISuomi
kauluskoristelu
ka-u-lus-ko-ris-te-lu
FRFrançais
gorgets
gor-zhets
GUGU
ગાંઠવા
gan-thva
HAHA
daure
daw-reh
HEעברית
שרוכים
sh-rook-im
HIहिन्दी
गर्दन की सजावट
gar-dan ki sa-ja-vat
HUMagyar
gallérok
gal-le-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerah
ke-rah
IGIG
n'egbu
neh-gbu
ITItaliano
colletti
kol-let-ti
JA日本語
襟飾り
kin-ka-shi
KKKK
қолымында
qo-lym-n-da
KMKM
ល្អិន
l'an
KO한국어
깃 장식
git jang-sik
MRMR
कपडा
kap-da
MSBahasa Melayu
kerah
ke-rah
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ချောင်း
let-chaung
NLNederlands
kragen
kra-gen
NONorsk
krave
kra-ve
PAPA
ਕਰੜ
kar-r
PLPolski
gorsety
gor-se-ty
PTPortuguês
gorgets
gor-zhets
RORomână
guler
gu-ler
RUРусский
воротнички
vor-o-t-nich-ki
SVSvenska
kragen
kra-gen
SWKiswahili
kichwa
ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
கழுத்து அலங்காரம்
kazhutthu a-lan-ka-ra-m
TEతెలుగు
కంఠం అలంకరణ
kantham a-lan-ka-ra-n
THไทย
ตกแต่งคอ
dtok-dtaeng-kor
TLTL
kerah
ke-rah
TRTürkçe
yakalar
ya-la-lar
UKУкраїнська
коміри
ko-mi-ri
URاردو
گالے پر سجاوٹ
ga-lay par sa-jaw-at
VITiếng Việt
nẹp cổ
nep co
YOYO
pẹ́lẹ́
pe-le
ZH中文
领饰
ling-shi
ZUZU
ngqongqo
ng-qon-qo

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