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carba

See also: carba-

Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown; from a substrate language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1] Compare also Asturian carba (“brushwood”); garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”) and Sardinian carba, carva (“tree branch”).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾba/ [ˈkɑɾ.β̞ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾba
  • Hyphenation: car‧ba

Noun

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carba f (plural carbas)

  1. sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
  2. oak stump
  3. heath

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

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Sardinian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin. Possibly belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. According to Pittau (2013), it should be connected to Asturian carba (“brushwood”), garbu, gárabu (“small branch”), Basque garbasta, garbazta (“pole with branches”).[1] Compare also Galician carba (“oak stump”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkarba/, [ˈkär.β̞ä]

Noun

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carba f

  1. tree branch

References

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  1. ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), La lingua dei protosardi e quella dei baschi, at pittau.it

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Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾba/ [ˈkaɾ.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾba
  • Syllabification: car‧ba

Noun

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carba f (plural carbas)

  1. (Salamanca) scrubland

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