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branco

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See also: Branco and branĉo

French

Etymology

Clipping of brancardier + -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

  1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer
    • 2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles; Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 10:
      Le barbu s'appelle Augustin, l'autre, c'est Sauvageon. Ils sont tous les deux brancos au 98e R.I. Le type qu'ils trimballent sur le brancard, c'est Grumeau.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾaŋko/ [ˈbɾɑŋ.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋko

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

  1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello; carmín              laranxa; castaño, marrón              amarelo; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta; verde escuro
             ciano; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta; anil              maxenta; púrpura              rosa
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Italian

Etymology

From branca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbran.ko/
  • Rhymes: -anko
  • Hyphenation: bràn‧co

Noun

branco m (plural branchi)

  1. flock (of sheep)
  2. pack (of wolves or dogs)
  3. gang (of people)

Mirandese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

  1. white

References

  • Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “branco”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].
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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

  • (Galicia) IPA(key): /ˈbɾã.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾã.kʊ/

Adjective

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

  1. white

Descendants

  • Fala: blãcu
  • Galician: branco
  • Portuguese: branco (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco, blanco, alvo      gris      negro, preto
             vermelho              castanho              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa
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Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus with regular dissimilation of -l- to -r- after a consonant. Compare Galician branco, Spanish blanco. Doublet of Bianca, a name borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
  • Hyphenation: bran‧co

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

  1. white (color)
    Synonyms: (poetic) alvo, cândido
    1. (heraldry) argent
    2. white clothing
  2. (Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)
    Synonym: branca
    Me deu um branco na prova!
    I couldn’t remember anything during the test!
  3. (oenology) ellipsis of vinho branco

Derived terms

  • dar um branco

Noun

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

  1. a white person
    Synonyms: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano, (derogatory) branquelo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas, comparable, comparative mais branco, superlative o mais branco or branquíssimo, diminutive branquinho, augmentative brancão)

  1. white in color
  2. (of a person) white; Caucasian
    Synonym: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano
  3. (of a person) pale; pallid
    Synonym: pálido
  4. white (lightest in color compared to similar objects)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Angolar: baanku
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
  • Indo-Portuguese: branco
  • Kabuverdianu: bránku
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
  • Kristang: brangku
  • Principense: baanku
  • Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento
     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim
             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo
             azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás
             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque
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