enxárcia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἐξάρτια (exártia), plural of ἐξάρτιον (exártion), from Ancient Greek ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō). Compare Spanish jarcia (“rigging”), Catalan xarxa (“net”), Italian sartia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽ.ˈʃaɾ.si.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: en‧xár‧ci‧a

Noun

enxárcia f (plural enxárcias)

1. (nautical) standing rigging

References

• “enxárcia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024