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gongora

gongora noun: an orchid of the genus Gongora.

Noun

gongora (plural gongoras)

  1. An orchid of the genus Gongora.
    • The gongoras seem to thrive best in mesh plastic pots.1992, Joyce Stewart, Orchids at Kew, page 64
    • Always, of course, there was the hope of encountering one of those breathstopping orchids — maybe a mormodes, or a gongora, or some flashy epidendrum.1992, The Orchid Digest, volumes 57-58, page 168

Proper noun capitalized: Gongora

Gongora (plural Gongoras)

  1. A surname.

Forms of gongora

Noun
pluralgongoras
Proper noun
pluralGongoras

Origin of gongora

From the genus name; after Antonio Caballero y Góngora.

Borrowed from Spanish Góngora, itself of Basque origin.

Questions about gongora

What does gongora mean?
Gongora means an orchid of the genus Gongora.
What part of speech is gongora?
Gongora can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of gongora?
The plural of gongora is gongoras.

Words near gongora in the dictionary

  1. gongoozled
  2. gongoozler
  3. gongoozlers
  4. gongoozles
  5. gongoozling
  6. gongora
  7. gongoras
  8. Gongoresque
  9. Gongorism
  10. Gongorisms
  11. Gongorist

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