charco

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.[1]

Pronunciation

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

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charco m (plural charcos)

  1. puddle
  2. quagmire
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “charco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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charco m (plural charcos)

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

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ charco”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024
  2. ^ charco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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charco m (plural charcos)

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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