calanca

== Catalan == === Etymology === From an unidentified substrate language. Compare Sicilian calancu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəˈlaŋ.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈlaŋ.ka] === Noun === calanca f (plural calanques) (Balearic) A narrow inlet with steep sides. ==== Related terms ==== cala === Further reading === “calanca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “calanca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈlan.ka/ Rhymes: -anka Hyphenation: ca‧làn‧ca === Noun === calanca f (plural calanche) bay, cove, inlet Synonym: insenatura gully, ravine Synonym: calanco == Occitan == === Alternative forms === caranca chalancha charancha === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈlaŋ.kɒ/ === Noun === calanca f (plural calancas) (nautical) cove, bay