arracada

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier alcarrada via metathesis, from Andalusian Arabic الْقَارَّة.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.rəˈka.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.raˈka.ða]

Noun

arracada f (plural arracades)

1. earring
2. (figurative) hanger-on
3. dewlap (of goats or pigs)
4. (botany) catkin (of a hazelnut tree)

   Synonym: ament

Further reading

• “arracada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرّقوة (arraqqáda, “that which sleeps constantly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /araˈkada/ [a.raˈka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧rra‧ca‧da

Noun

arracada f (plural arracadas)

1. earring (especially one that hangs down, as opposed to a stud)

Further reading

• “arracada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10