carca

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See also: çarça

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carca.

Pronunciation

Noun

carca m or f by sense (plural carques)

  1. (derogatory) Carlist
    Synonym: carlí
  2. (by extension) reactionary, narrow-minded person

Adjective

carca m or f (masculine and feminine plural carques)

  1. reactionary
    Viuen en una presó de idees carques.
    They live in a prison of reactionary ideas.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkar.ka/
  • Rhymes: -arka
  • Hyphenation: càr‧ca

Adjective

carca

  1. feminine singular of carco

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of carcunda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾka/
  • Rhymes: -aɾka
  • Syllabification: car‧ca

Adjective

carca m or f (masculine and feminine plural carcas)

  1. (Spain, derogatory) narrow-minded, reactionary
    Synonym: reaccionario
    • 2023 March 2, Estefanía Molina, “Usar condón se ha vuelto ‘carca’”, in El País:
      Cómo viran las sociedades, que hoy ponerse el condón parece carca, restrictivo de los placeres carnales, cuando antaño daba libertad al salvar tantas vidas humildes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

carca m or f by sense (plural carcas)

  1. (Spain, derogatory) narrow-minded person, reactionary
    • 2005 March 20, Karmentxu Marín, quoting Emilio Butragueño, “Un jovencito diría que soy un carca”, in El País:
      R. [] Yo creo que tener una familia unida es una bendición. La familia es clave.
      P. ¿Se considera carca?
      R. Ehhh… Tradicional. Son maneras de hablar. Un jovencito diría que soy un carca.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Catalan: carca

See also

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