carroucha

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carroucha f (plural carrouchas)

  1. (botany) heather (Calluna vulgaris)
    Synonyms: carpaza, carrasca, queiroa, uz
  2. vulgar name of a number of seaweeds, among them:
    1. sea oak (Halidrys siliquosa)
    2. Chadophora rupestris
      Synonym: raposeira
    3. Codium dichotomum
      Synonym: carrasca
    4. Desmarestia aculeate
      Synonym: queimella
    5. Fucus serratus
      Synonym: carrasca
  3. cockroach
    Synonym: cascuda
  4. (hair) part
  5. a narrow way into a field

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