tarraxa

Galician

Alternative forms

  • terraxa

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from Arabic [script needed] (*tarrāšah), from Persian.[1] Compare Spanish tarraja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [taˈraʃɐ]

Noun

tarraxa f (plural tarraxas)

  1. wing nut and screw that controls the strength of the brake of a traditional cart
  2. tool for making the screw thread of nuts; screwplate

References

  1. Corriente, Federico (2008) “tarraja”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈʁa.ʃɐ/ [taˈha.ʃɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /taˈʁa.ʃɐ/ [taˈχa.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈʁa.ʃa/ [taˈha.ʃa]

Noun

tarraxa f (plural tarraxas)

  1. screw
    Synonym: parafuso
Derived terms

Verb

tarraxa

  1. inflection of tarraxar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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