charco

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably from asubstratelanguage.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

charcom(pluralcharcos)

1. puddle
2. quagmire

Related terms

• charca
• charquento

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “charco”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega[Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “charco”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “charco”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly pre-Romanicor from Scandinavianflark.CompareSpanishcharco.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaʁ.ku/[ˈʃah.ku]

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaʁ.ku/[ˈʃah.ku]
  • (São Paulo)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaɾ.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaʁ.ku/[ˈʃaχ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaɻ.ko/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaɾ.ku/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈʃaɾ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ku/

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

Noun

charcom(pluralcharcos)

1. puddle,pool
2. quagmire

   Synonyms:seeThesaurus:pântano

Derived terms

• encharcar

Further reading

• “charco”,inDicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa(in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam,2008–2024
• charcoon the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia^pt

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈt͡ʃaɾko/[ˈt͡ʃaɾ.ko]

• Audio(Colombia):

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• Rhymes:-aɾko
• Syllabification:char‧co

Noun

charcom(pluralcharcos)

1. puddle,pool
2. (colloquial)thepond(i.e., the Atlantic Ocean)

   cruzar elcharco―go across thepond

Derived terms

• encharcar

Related terms

• charca

Further reading

• “charco”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28