charpa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French écharpe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“troop, portion, share”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

charpa f (plural charpas)

1. belt or sheath for a sword

   Synonyms: tiracuello, tahalí

2. (medicine) sling

   Synonym: cabestrillo

References

• Nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española

Further reading

• “charpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014