noca

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See also: nocą, noča, nòça, and ñoca

Esperanto

Etymology

noci (“harm”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

noca (accusative singular nocan, plural nocaj, accusative plural nocajn)

  1. (rare) harmful
    • La Majstro kaj Martinelli, Jorge Camacho:
      Ni elektu ion pli simplan kaj do pli trafan kaj nocan.
    • "Deklaro de la Konsulo pri la baldaŭa milito," Walter Żelazny, in La Ondo de Esperanto:
      invitas ĉiun Esperantianon reaserti sian kosmopolitan identecon, super la falsaj patriotismoj kaj trans la novaj geopolitikaj dividoj, kiuj povus esti aparte doloraj kaj nocaj al la rilatoj inter diversaj civilizoj.
    • La Soleno, Sonja Lang:
      Dum ĝi flutis, mi kredis aŭdi la nocajn obtuzajn sonojn de flugetado.

Synonyms

Galician

Nocas or bois

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic, but likely from a substrate language, as many fish and crustaceans names.

Pronunciation

Noun

noca f (plural nocas)

  1. brown crab (Cancer pagurus)
    Synonyms: boi, esqueiro
Related terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “noca, nácar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

noca f (plural nocas)

  1. nape (back part of the neck)
    Synonym: caluga
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