carocha

== Galician == === Alternative forms === carrocha, caroucha, crocha === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from a substrate language. Compare carolo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kaˈɾɔ.t͡ʃɐ] === Noun === carocha f (plural carochas) corn husk or shuck Synonyms: follato, poma a fragment of bread crust Synonym: codia scab Synonym: lastra top, head ==== Derived terms ==== escarochar ==== Related terms ==== carozo carocho === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown. For sense 3, compare coroça and Spanish coroza. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧cha === Noun === carocha f (plural carochas) any of various beetle or beetle-like insects, especially those of the suborder Adephaga (Portugal) cockroach (type of insect) Synonym: barata (historical) a kind of dunce cap used during the Spanish Inquisition Synonym: coroça (by extension) witch ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === carocha m (plural carochas) Beetle (a line of Volkswagen cars) === Adjective === carocha feminine singular of carocho (“dark”) === See also === história da carochinha === Further reading === “carocha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “carocha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “carocha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “carocha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026