carroucha

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈrowt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

carroucha f (plural carrouchas)

(botany) heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Synonyms: carpaza, carrasca, queiroa, uz
vulgar name of a number of seaweeds, among them:
1. sea oak (Halidrys siliquosa)
2. Chadophora rupestris
  Synonym: raposeira
3. Codium dichotomum
  Synonym: carrasca
4. Desmarestia aculeate
  Synonym: queimella
5. Fucus serratus
  Synonym: carrasca
cockroach
Synonym: cascuda
(hair) part
a narrow way into a field

References

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

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