arracada
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From earlier alcarrada via metathesis, from Andalusian Arabic الْقَارَّة.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arracada f (plural arracades)
- earring
- (figurative) hanger-on
- dewlap (of goats or pigs)
- (botany) catkin (of a hazelnut tree)
- Synonym: ament
Further reading edit
- “arracada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرّقوة (arraqqáda, “that which sleeps constantly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arracada f (plural arracadas)
- earring (especially one that hangs down, as opposed to a stud)
References edit
Further reading edit
- “arracada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014