Old Portuguese

Noun

sirgo m

1. silk
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão da Guarda, B 1306: Pois a todos avorrece (facsimile)

     ela t(ra)ge camiſa / De ſirgo

     she's wearing a silk shirt

2. silkworm

Synonyms

• (silk): seda
• (silkworm): babou

Descendants

• Portuguese: sirgo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sirgo ‎(“silk, silkworm”), from Latin sēricus ‎(“made of silk”), from Seres ‎(“the Chinese”), from Ancient Greek Σῆρες ‎(Sêres, “China, the Chinese”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 ‎(“silk”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾ.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: sir‧go

Noun

sirgo m (plural sirgos)

1. silk
2. silkworm

Synonyms

• (silk): seda
• (silkworm): bicho-da-seda