tarraxa

== Galician == === Alternative forms === terraxa === Etymology === Unknown. Probably from Arabic [script needed] (*tarrāšah), from Persian. Compare Spanish tarraja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [taˈraʃɐ] === Noun === tarraxa f (plural tarraxas) wing nut and screw that controls the strength of the brake of a traditional cart tool for making the screw thread of nuts; screwplate === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tarraxa”, 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), “tarraxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tarraxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Cognate with Galician tarraxa and Spanish tarraja. ==== Alternative forms ==== tarracha (misspelling) tarraxo ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -aʃɐ ==== Noun ==== tarraxa f (plural tarraxas) screw Synonym: parafuso ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tarraxa inflection of tarraxar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “tarraxa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tarraxa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tarraxa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tarraxa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026