tarraxa

Galician

Alternative forms

• terraxa

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from Arabic [script needed] (*tarrāšah), from Persian. 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

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

• tarraxo

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈʁa.ʃɐ/ [taˈha.ʃɐ]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈʁa.ʃɐ/

Noun

tarraxa f (plural tarraxas)

1. screw

   Synonym: parafuso

Derived terms

• atarraxar
• desatarraxar
• tarraxar

Etymology 2

Verb

tarraxa

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