carracho

Galician

Carracha

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language. Related to Portuguese carrapato and Spanish garrapata.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈrat͡ʃo̝/

Noun

carracho m (plural carrachos)

tick
Synonyms: carracha, carrapata, carrapato, carraza

Derived terms

carracha
carrachal
carracheira

References

“carracho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
“carracho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“carracho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“carracho” 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

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