charneco

English

Alternative forms

charnico

Noun

charneco (uncountable)

(obsolete) A sort of sweet wine, apparently from Portugal.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
  And here, neighbour, here's a cup of charneco.

References

“charneco”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Cochrane, encroach

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.ku/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.ku]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾˈnɛ.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaɻˈnɛ.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾˈnɛ.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐɾˈnɛ.ku/

Noun

charneco m (plural charnecos)

(Southern Portugal) Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki)
Synonyms: pega-azul, rabilongo, (formal) pega-azul ibérica

Further reading

“charneco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“charneco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
“charneco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025