âncora

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See also: ancora, áncora, àncora, ancorà, and ancoră

Galician

Noun

âncora f (plural âncoras, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of áncora

Further reading

  • “âncora” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

âncora

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ancora, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“corner, hirn”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ân‧co‧ra

Noun

âncora f (plural âncoras)

  1. (nautical) anchor (object that moors a vessel to the sea bottom)
  2. (figurative) anchor (that which gives stability or security)

Noun

âncora m or f by sense (plural âncoras)

  1. (television) anchorman, anchorwoman

Further reading

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