varenga

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan varenga, from French varangue, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrangō via Norse. Related to English wrong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈɾɛŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈɾəŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [vaˈɾeŋ.ɡa]

Noun

varenga f (plural varengues)

1. (nautical) rib, strut
2. (construction) floor timber

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From Middle French warengue, from Old Norse vrong (“rib of a sheep”). Cognate with French varangue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾɛŋɡa̝/

Noun

varenga f (plural varengas)

1. (nautical) bilge (the rounded portion of a ship's hull)
2. (nautical) rib

References

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