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carrancha

carrancha noun: the Brazilian kite (Polyborus brasiliensis).

Noun

carrancha (plural carranchas)

  1. The Brazilian kite (Polyborus brasiliensis).

Forms of carrancha

pluralcarranchas

Origin of carrancha

Apparently first attested in English in 1839, in the writings of Darwin, and usually said to be from a native name imitating the bird's cry. However, compare dialectal Spanish carrancha (“dog collar with spikes”) (from *carrancula), a form of carlanca (metathesized from *carcannula, from Late Latin carcannum): the birds' coloration does sometimes resemble a collar.

Questions about carrancha

What does carrancha mean?
Carrancha means the Brazilian kite (Polyborus brasiliensis).
What part of speech is carrancha?
Carrancha is a noun.
What is the plural of carrancha?
The plural of carrancha is carranchas.

Words near carrancha in the dictionary

  1. Carrajung
  2. Carrajung Lower
  3. Carrajung South
  4. Carramar
  5. Carranballac
  6. carrancha
  7. carranchas
  8. Carranco
  9. Carrancos
  10. Carranglan
  11. Carrano

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