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lorcha.

lorcha

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɔʁ.ʃɐ/Brazil[ˈlɔh.ʃɐ]Brazil/ˈlɔɾ.ʃɐ/São-Paulo/ˈlɔʁ.ʃɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. lorcha

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação. Possibly a corruption of Chinese 龍船 /龙船 (lóngchuán) (in Cantonese: /lʊŋ²¹ ʃyːn²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.

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