lorcha

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English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lorcha (plural lorchas)

  1. (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

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  1. ^ lorcha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  3. ^ lorcha”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps from or related to French loche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lorcha f (plural lorchas)

  1. (zoology) blenny
  2. (zoology) gudgeon, goby

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: lor‧cha

Noun

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lorcha f (plural lorchas)

  1. (nautical) lorcha

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Sebastião Rodolpho Dalgado, Glossário luso-asiático (1919)
  2. ^ lorcha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  3. ^ lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.