chacra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.kɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.kɾa/
 

  • Rhymes: -akɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: cha‧cra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, wheel, circle, point),[1][2] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (circle, wheel). Doublet of ciclo.

Alternative forms

Noun

chacra m (plural chacras)

  1. (Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra (spiritual energy nexus)

Etymology 2

Noun

chacra f (plural chacras)

  1. alternative form of chácara

References

  1. ^ chakra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ chacra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakɾa/ [ˈt͡ʃa.kɾa]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -akɾa
  • Syllabification: cha‧cra
  • Homophone: chakra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua chakra.

Noun

chacra f (plural chacras) (Latin America)

  1. small farm
  2. field used for cultivation
  3. (Bolivia) small maize farm
  4. (Honduras) rustic house
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

chacra m (plural chacras)

  1. alternative spelling of chakra

Further reading