carroucha

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrowt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

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

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carroucha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carroucha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carroucha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN