lorcha
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlorcha (plural lorchas)
- (nautical) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
- 1901, Charles S. Leavenworth, The Arrow War with China:
- At the same time, the fact must not be lost sight of, that the primary cause of the war was the affair on the lorcha "Arrow."
References
edit- ^ “lorcha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- ^ “lorcha”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
editGalician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Perhaps from or related to French loche.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlorcha f (plural lorchas)
References
edit- “lorcha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “lorcha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “lorcha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUncertain. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação.[1] Possibly a corruption of Chinese 龍船/龙船 (lóngchuán)[2][1] (in Cantonese: /lʊŋ²¹ ʃyːn²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.[3]
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: lor‧cha
Noun
editlorcha f (plural lorchas)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sebastião Rodolpho Dalgado, Glossário luso-asiático (1919)
- ^ “lorcha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “lorcha”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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