carracha
Galician
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Carracha
Alternative forms
- carracho, carraza, garracha
Etymology
Unknown. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Related to Portuguese carrapato and Spanish garrapata.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈrat͡ʃa̝/
Noun
carracha f (plural carrachas)
- tick
- Synonyms: carracho, carrapata, carrapato, carraza
References
- “carracha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “carracha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “carracha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “garrapata”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos