charca

See also: Charca

Portuguese

Noun

charca f (plural charcas)

1. Synonym of charco: swamp, marsh

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

2. a species of bird

Spanish

Etymology

Related to charco (“pool, puddle”), a word usually considered imitative, but it could also be a borrowing from Basque.

Noun

charca f (plural charcas)

1. pond, pool (smaller than laguna)
2. (big) puddle, marshy area

Related terms

• charco

 

Further reading

• “charca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014