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tranca.

bar, door bolt

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/Brazil/ˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/Portugal
  1. bar, door bolt

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *taranca (compare Old French taranche (“big iron pin”)), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”) (compare Middle Irish tairnge (“iron nail”)), Proto-Celtic *tarankyos (“nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill, rub”).

verb/ˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/Brazil/ˈtɾɐ̃.kɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of trancar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of trancar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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