carranca

Galician

A dog wearing a carranca

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Spanish carlanca, both perhaps from Late Latin carcannum (“collar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈraŋka̝/

Noun

carranca f (plural carrancas)

1. wolf collar for dogs

References

• “carranca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “carranca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “carranca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From cara (“face”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈhɐ̃.kɐ]

• (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)

1. scowl (facial expression of displeasure)
2. (nautical) figurehead

Derived terms

• carrancudo