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carracha

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Galician

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Carracha

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Related to Portuguese carrapato and Spanish garrapata.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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carracha f (plural carrachas)

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    Synonyms: carracho, carrapata, carrapato, carraza

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “garrapata”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos