chalana

Galician

Etymology

From French chaland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈlanɐ]

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (nautical) skiff

   Synonym: esquife

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chalana.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈlɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈlɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈla.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: cha‧la‧na

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (Brazil) a type of flat-bottomed fluvial vessel similar to a wherry

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaland.

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

1. (nautical) wherry (type of ship)

   Synonym: chata

Descendants

• → Catalan: xalana
• → Portuguese: chalana

Further reading

• “chalana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “chalana” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.