carroucha

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrowt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

carroucha f (plural carrouchas)

1. (botany) heather (Calluna vulgaris)

   Synonyms: carpaza, carrasca, queiroa, uz

2. vulgar name of a number of seaweeds, among them:
   1. sea oak (Halidrys siliquosa)
   2. Chadophora rupestris

      Synonym: raposeira

   3. Codium dichotomum

      Synonym: carrasca

   4. Desmarestia aculeate

      Synonym: queimella

   5. Fucus serratus

      Synonym: carrasca

3. cockroach

   Synonym: cascuda

4. (hair) part
5. a narrow way into a field

References

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