cárcava

See also: carcava

Galician

Alternative forms

  • cárcova, córcova

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Attested in local documents since the 12th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑɾkɐβɐ]

Noun

cárcava f (plural cárcavas)

  1. ditch, moat, trench
    • 1299, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 1217:
      como se departe ençima pelo lavradio et pello souto de Fondeyxo segundo commo foy a çima a carcava do castro
      as it departs up by the farm field and by the orchard of chestnut trees of Fondeixo, as it goes up till the moat of the hill-fort
    Synonym: foxo
  2. ditch, canal
    Synonyms: cal, canle

References

  • carcaua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • carcava” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • cárcava” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • cárcava” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • cárcava” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “cárcavo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Etymology

From cárcavo, from cácabo, itself from Latin cācabus (cooking pot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾkaba/ [ˈkaɾ.ka.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾkaba
  • Syllabification: cár‧ca‧va

Noun

cárcava f (plural cárcavas)

  1. (geomorphology) gully, ravine
  2. ditch
    Synonyms: zanja, hoya, fosa, barranco

Further reading

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