charco

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾko/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾko
  • Hyphenation: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

  1. puddle
  2. quagmire

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly pre-Romanic[1] or from Scandinavian flark.[2] Compare Spanish charco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁ.ku/ [ˈʃah.ku]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɾ.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁ.ku/ [ˈʃaχ.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɻ.ko/
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾku, (most of Brazil) -aʁku
  • Hyphenation: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

  1. puddle, pool
  2. quagmire
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pântano

Derived terms

References

  1. charco” in iDicionário Aulete.
  2. charco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Usually considered imitative, but it could also be a borrowing from Basque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾko/ [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾko
  • Syllabification: char‧co

Noun

charco m (plural charcos)

  1. puddle, pool
  2. (colloquial) the pond (i.e., the Atlantic Ocean)
    cruzar el charcogo across the pond

Derived terms

Further reading

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