branco

See also: Branco and branĉo

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of brancardier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.ko/

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer

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Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blancus, from Frankish *blank, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾaŋkʊ/

Adjective

branco m (feminine singular branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

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Italian

Etymology

From branca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: bràn‧co

Noun

branco m (plural branchi)

1. flock (of sheep)
2. pack (of wolves or dogs)
3. gang (of people)

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Mirandese

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.ko/

Adjective

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. white
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Fala: blãcu
• Galician: branco
• Portuguese: branco
  • Angolar: baanku
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
  • Indo-Portuguese: branco
  • Kabuverdianu: bránku
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
  • Kristang: brangku
  • Principense: baanku
  • Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Old Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermello	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa

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Portuguese

branco

Etymology

From Old Portuguese branco (“white”), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *blancus. The feminine is a doublet of Bianca.

Cognate with Galician branco, Spanish blanco, Catalan blanc, Occitan blanc, French blanc, Italian bianco and English blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/, [ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]

• Hyphenation: bran‧co
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. white (color)

   Synonym: alvo (poetic)

   1. (heraldry) argent
   2. white clothing
2. (Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)

   Me deu um branco na prova!

   I couldn’t remember anything during the test!

3. (oenology) Short for vinho branco.

Derived terms

• dar um branco

 

Uma mulher branca

Noun

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. a white person

   Synonyms: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano, (derogatory) branquelo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

branco m (feminine singular branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas, comparable)

1. white in color
2. (of a person) white; Caucasian

   Synonym: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano

3. (of a person) pale; pallid

   Synonym: pálido

4. white (lightest in color compared to similar objects)

Inflection

Inflection of branco

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	branco	branca	brancos	brancas
comparative	mais branco	mais branca	mais brancos	mais brancas
superlative	o mais branco branquíssimo	a mais branca branquíssima	os mais brancos branquíssimos	as mais brancas branquíssimas
augmentative	brancão	brancona	brancões	branconas
diminutive	branquinho	branquinha	branquinhos	branquinhas

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

• branco do olho
• branco-gelo
• branco-marfim
• brancor
• brancura
• branquear
• branquismo
• em branco
• embranquecer
• glóbulo branco
• vinho branco

 

Descendants

• Angolar: baanku
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
• Indo-Portuguese: branco
• Kabuverdianu: bránku
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
• Kristang: brangku
• Principense: baanku
• Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor-de-laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde, verde claro
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul céu, azul-celeste	azul
violeta, lilás; índigo, anil	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque