charneca
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cerrica, from cerrus (“Turkey oak”), via Mozarabic.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐɾ.ˈnɛ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: char‧ne‧ca
Noun
charneca f (plural charnecas)
- heathland (tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation)
- 1930, Florbela Espanca, Charneca em Flor:
- Olhos a arder em êxtases de amor, / Boca a saber a sol, a fruto, a mel: / Sou a charneca rude a abrir em flor!
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