tranca

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See also: trancá and trança

Galician

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *taranca (compare Old French taranche (“big iron pin”)), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”) (compare Middle Irish tairnge (“iron nail”)), Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tranca f (plural trancas)

  1. bar used to keep a door closed
  2. door bolt
  3. salmon
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Etymology 2

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *drankiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

tranca f (plural trancas)

  1. drunkenness, intoxication
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References

  • “tranq” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “tranca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “tranca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “tranca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.


Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

tranca

From Vulgar Latin *taranca (compare Old French taranche (“big iron pin”)), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”) (compare Middle Irish tairnge (“iron nail”)), Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”).

Noun

tranca f (plural trancas)

  1. bar, door bolt
    Synonyms: ferrolho, aldraba, aldrava

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tranca

  1. inflection of trancar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Interjection

tranca

  1. Alternative form of tranc

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾanka/
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: tran‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *taranca (compare Old French taranche (“big iron pin”)), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”) (compare Middle Irish tairnge (“iron nail”)), Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”).

Noun

tranca f (plural trancas)

  1. thick bar of wood
  2. bar used to keep closed a door
  3. door bolt
  4. (colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tranca

  1. inflection of trancar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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