carranca
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Related to Spanish carlanca, both perhaps from Late Latin carcannum (“collar”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈraŋka̝/
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[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “carlanca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
From cara (“face”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈχɐ̃.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.ka/ [kaˈhɐ̃.ka]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: car‧ran‧ca
Noun
carranca f (plural carrancas)
- scowl (facial expression of displeasure)
- (nautical) figurehead
- (Brazil, nautical) A type of figurehead with grotesque features attached to river craft, especially on the São Francisco River, to scare away evil spirits.