paranco

Italian

Alternative forms

palanco (archaic)

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from the older variant palanco or from palanca, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx), or alternatively from a Vulgar Latin paranchus, palanchus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paˈran.ko/
Rhymes: -anko
Hyphenation: pa‧ràn‧co

Noun

paranco m (plural paranchi)

hoist

Descendants

→ French: palan
- Vietnamese: pa lăng
→ Ottoman Turkish: پلانقه (palanka, “block-and-tackle”)
- Turkish: palanga

See also

Anagrams

Caprona, Pancaro, carpano, parcano

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