carpanta

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaɾˈpantɐ]

Noun

carpanta f (plural carpantas)

  1. (colloquial) drunkness
    Synonyms: merda, prea
  2. (colloquial) extreme hunger
    Synonym: carpulla

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “carpanta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos