carcán
Galician
Etymology
From French carquois, from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش (tarkāš), from Persian ترکش (tarkaš), from earlier تیرکش (tirkaš, “quiver; arrowslit”), from تیر (tir, “arrow”) + کش (kaš, “container”).
Noun
carcán m (plural carcáns)
- quiver (for arrows)
- Synonyms: alxaba, goldre
- bracelet
- Synonyms: braceleira, armila
- gorget
- Synonyms: gargantela, xarta, gola
References
- “carcán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.