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palanca.

stake (long, sharp piece of wood)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈlɐ̃.kɐ/Brazil/pɐˈlɐ̃.kɐ/Portugal
  1. stake (long, sharp piece of wood)

    feminine
  2. lever (long, rigid object used to transmit force)

    feminine
  3. a rampart with palisades or stake

    feminine · historical
  4. bar (long rod)

    Azores · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish palanca, from Latin phalanga (“roller; pole”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log; phalanx”). Doublet of prancha

noun/paˈlɐ̃.kɐ/Brazil/pɐˈlɐ̃.kɐ/Portugal
  1. any of several species of bovid in the genus Hippotragus, including the roan antelope, the sable antelope and the extinct bluebucks.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From a Nguni language.

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