arracada

== Catalan == === Etymology === From earlier alcarrada via metathesis, from Andalusian Arabic الْقَارَّة. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.rəˈka.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.raˈka.ða] === Noun === arracada f (plural arracades) earring (figurative) hanger-on dewlap (of goats or pigs) (botany) catkin (of a hazelnut tree) Synonym: ament === Further reading === “arracada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الرّقوة (arraqqáda, “that which sleeps constantly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /araˈkada/ [a.raˈka.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ada Syllabification: a‧rra‧ca‧da === Noun === arracada f (plural arracadas) earring (especially one that hangs down, as opposed to a stud) === References === === Further reading === “arracada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025