lorcha

English

Etymology

From Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹʃə/,^[1] /ˈlɔɹt͡ʃə/^[2]
(UK) /ˈlɔːtʃə/^[3]

Noun

lorcha (plural lorchas)

(nautical) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
- 1901, Charles S. Leavenworth, The Arrow War with China:
  At the same time, the fact must not be lost sight of, that the primary cause of the war was the affair on the lorcha "Arrow."

References

^ “lorcha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
^ “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
^ “lorcha”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

choral, orchal

Galician

Alternative forms

lorche, lorcho

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from or related to French loche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɔɾt͡ʃɐ]

Noun

lorcha f (plural lorchas)

(zoology) blenny
(zoology) gudgeon, goby

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lorcha”, 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), “lorcha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lorcha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação.^[1] Possibly a corruption of Chinese 龍船 / 龙船 (lóngchuán)^[2]^[1] (in Cantonese: /lʊŋ²¹ ʃyːn²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.^[3]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈlɔh.ʃɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɾ.ʃɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔʁ.ʃɐ/ [ˈlɔχ.ʃɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɻ.ʃa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɾ.ʃɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɾ.t͡ʃɐ/

Hyphenation: lor‧cha

Noun

lorcha f (plural lorchas)

(nautical) lorcha

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sebastião Rodolpho Dalgado, Glossário luso-asiático (1919)
^ “lorcha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

[1] “lorcha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

[2] “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

[3] “lorcha”, in Collins English Dictionary.

[Dalgado-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Sebastião Rodolpho Dalgado, Glossário luso-asiático (1919)

[5] “lorcha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

[6] “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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