borracha

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Asturian

Adjective

borracha

  1. feminine singular of borrachu

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish borracha (“wineskin”); because native Amazonians used rubber to make waterskins, the meaning began to apply to the substance.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • (Gaúcho) IPA(key): /bo.ˈʀa.ʃa/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /bu.ˈɦa.ʃɐ/
  • Rhymes: -aʃɐ
  • Hyphenation: bor‧ra‧cha

Noun

borracha f (plural borrachas)

  1. (uncountable) rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
    Synonym: látex
  2. eraser (thing used to remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil)
  3. wineskin (bag for holding wine)
    Synonym: odre

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Borasch

Adjective

borracha

  1. feminine singular of borracho

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Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan morratxa (“flask”), influenced by morro (“snout”), from older marraixa (“carafe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈrat͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -atʃa
  • Syllabification: bo‧rra‧cha

Noun

borracha f (plural borrachas)

  1. wineskin
    Synonym: bota

Descendants

Noun

borracha f (plural borrachas)

  1. female equivalent of borracho

Derived terms

Adjective

borracha

  1. feminine singular of borracho

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