charneca
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnknown, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cerrica, from cerrus (“Turkey oak”), via Mozarabic.
Pronunciation
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- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
- Hyphenation: char‧ne‧ca
Noun
editcharneca 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!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛkɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛkɐ/3 syllables
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