carocha

Galician

Alternative forms

carrocha, caroucha, crocha

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a substrate language.[1] Compare carolo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈɾɔ.t͡ʃɐ]

Noun

carocha f (plural carochas)

corn husk or shuck
Synonyms: follato, poma
a fragment of bread crust
Synonym: codia
scab
Synonym: lastra
top, head

Derived terms

escarochar

Related terms

carozo
carocho

References

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

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “caroncho, coroza, cresa, cucaracha”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Noun

carocha f (plural carochas)

cockroach (type of insect)
Synonym: barata

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