carocha

carocha

Galician

Alternative forms

• carrocha, caroucha, crocha

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a substrate language.[1] Compare carolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈɾɔ.t͡ʃɐ]

Noun

carocha f (plural carochas)

1. corn husk or shuck

   Synonyms: follato, poma

2. a fragment of bread crust

   Synonym: codia

3. scab

   Synonym: lastra

4. top, head

Derived terms

• escarochar

Related terms

• carozo
• carocho

References

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

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “caroncho, coroza, cresa, cucaracha”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

Noun

carocha f (plural carochas)

1. cockroach (type of insect)

   Synonym: barata