paranco

Italian

Alternative forms

• palanco (archaic)

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from the older variant palanco or from palanca, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin paranchus, palanchus. Cognate with Sicilian parànculu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈran.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: pa‧ràn‧co

Noun

paranco m (plural paranchi)

1. hoist

Descendants

• → French: palan
  • Vietnamese: pa lăng
• → Ottoman Turkish: پلانقه (palanka, “block-and-tackle”)
  • Turkish: palanga

See also

• puleggia f
• carrucola f
• gru f

Anagrams

• Caprona, Pancaro, carpano, parcano