carranca

Galician

A dog wearing a carranca

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Spanish carlanca, both perhaps from Late Latin carcannum (“collar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈraŋka̝/

Noun

carranca f (plural carrancas)

1. wolf collar for dogs

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carranca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carranca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carranca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

carranca (sense 2)

carranca (sense 3)

Etymology

From cara (“face”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈhɐ̃.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈhɐ̃.kɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/ [kaˈχɐ̃.kɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʁɐ̃.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: car‧ran‧ca

Noun

carranca f (plural carrancas)

1. scowl (facial expression of displeasure)
2. (nautical) figurehead
3. (Brazil, nautical) A type of figurehead with grotesque features attached to river craft, especially on the São Francisco River, to scare away evil spirits.

Derived terms

• carrancudo

Further reading

• “carranca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “carranca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026