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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish carca.
Pronunciation
Noun
carca m or f by sense (plural carques)
- (derogatory) Carlist
- Synonym: carlí
- (by extension) reactionary, narrow-minded person
Adjective
carca m or f (masculine and feminine plural carques)
- reactionary
Viuen en una presó de idees carques.- They live in a prison of reactionary ideas.
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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
carca
- 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)
- (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)
- (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)
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