charneca

See also: Charneca

Portuguese

FWOTD – 5 June 2023

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cerrica, from cerrus (“Turkey oak”), via Mozarabic.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.kɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃaɾˈnɛ.kɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaɻˈnɛ.ka/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: char‧ne‧ca

Noun

charneca f (plural charnecas)

  1. heathland (tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation)
    • 1930, Florbela Espanca, Charneca em Flor:
      Olhos a arder em êxtases de amor, / Boca a saber a sol, a fruto, a mel: / Sou a charneca rude a abrir em flor!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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