lorcha
English
Etymology
From Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.
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.
Galician
Alternative forms
- lorche, lorcho
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɔɾt͡ʃɐ]
References
- “lorcha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “lorcha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “lorcha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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
References
- Sebastião Rodolpho Dalgado, Glossário luso-asiático (1919)
- “lorcha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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