carracha

Galician

Carracha

Alternative forms

carracho, carraza, garracha

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Related to Portuguese carrapato and Spanish garrapata.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈrat͡ʃa̝/

Noun

carracha f (plural carrachas)

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Synonyms: carracho, carrapata, carrapato, carraza

References

“carracha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“carracha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“carracha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “garrapata”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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