carranca
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A dog wearing a carranca
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Spanish carlanca, both perhaps from Late Latin carcannum (“collar”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
carranca f (plural carrancas)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carranca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carranca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carranca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “carlanca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
From cara (“face”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: car‧ran‧ca
Noun
carranca f (plural carrancas)
- scowl (facial expression of displeasure)
- (nautical) figurehead