noun, feminine/ˈbeɾɡa/plural: vergas
pole, rod (long and thin stick); yardarm; yard (spar on a mast from which sails are set); steel bow (of a crossbow); dick, penis, cock; thing, shit
“La verga está rota.” — The rod is broken.
Synonyms: vara, amigo, badajo, bicho, cabeza de papa, cabezón, callampa, carajo
Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).
adjective/ˈbeɾɡa/
awesome
Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).
adverb/ˈbeɾɡa/
the fuck, used as an intensifier; nothing, used in valer verga; anything, used in no valer verga
“qué verga” — what the fuck
Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).
interjection/ˈbeɾɡa/
damn!, shit! fuck! damn it!
Inherited from Old Spanish verga, berga, inherited from Latin virga (“slender green branch, twig, stick”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *wisgeh₂ (“flexible rod or stick”). Compare Portuguese verga. Doublet of verja (“fence”).