charca

See also: Charca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈʃah.kɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɾ.kɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁ.kɐ/ [ˈʃaχ.kɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɻ.ka/
 

  • Hyphenation: char‧ca

Noun

charca f (plural charcas)

  1. synonym of charco: swamp, marsh
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano
  2. a species of bird

Spanish

Etymology

Related to charco (“pool, puddle”), a word usually considered imitative, but it could also be a borrowing from Basque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾka/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aɾka
  • Syllabification: char‧ca

Noun

charca f (plural charcas)

  1. pond, pool (smaller than laguna)
  2. (big) puddle, marshy area

Further reading

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