charco

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾko/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Hyphenation: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

1. puddle
2. quagmire

Related terms

• charca
• charquento

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly pre-Romanic or from Scandinavian flark. Compare Spanish charco.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.ku/ [ˈʃah.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.ku/ [ˈʃah.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʁ.ku/ [ˈʃaχ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɻ.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ku/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾku, (most of Brazil) -aʁku
• Hyphenation: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

1. puddle, pool
2. quagmire

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

Derived terms

• encharcar

Further reading

• “charco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• charco on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

Usually considered imitative, but it could also be a borrowing from Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾko/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾko
• Syllabification: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

1. puddle, pool
2. (colloquial) the pond (i.e., the Atlantic Ocean)

   cruzar el charco ― go across the pond

Derived terms

• encharcar

 

Related terms

• charca

 

Further reading

• “charco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014