charneca

Portuguese

FWOTD – 5 June 2023

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Vulgar Latin *cerrica, from cerrus (“Turkey oak”), via Mozarabic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾˈnɛ.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaɻˈnɛ.ka/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ/

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: char‧ne‧ca

Noun

charneca f (plural charnecas)

1. 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!

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Derived terms

• Charneca de Caparica