carracha

Galician

Carracha

Alternative forms

carracho, carraza, garracha

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Related to Portuguese carrapato and Spanish garrapata.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈrat͡ʃa̝/

Noun

carracha f (plural carrachas)

tick
Synonym: carrapata
fava bean (considered a weed)
Chufa, carracha, que vas prá sacha!
Brag, weed, you're going to the hoe!
(idiom)

References

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

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. garrapata.

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