falca

See also: falcă and falcã

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَلْقَة (falqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfal.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfal.ka]

Noun

falca f (plural falques)

1. wedge

   Synonym: tascó

2. (linguistics) filler, filled pause (word used to fill a gap in speech)
3. (advertising) spot (brief advert)

Derived terms

• desfalcar
• falcar

Further reading

• “falca”, 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

Etymology 2

Verb

falca

1. inflection of falcar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ka/
• Rhymes: -alka
• Hyphenation: fàl‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάλκης (phálkēs).

Noun

falca f (plural falche)

1. gunwale

Derived terms

• falchetta

Further reading

• falca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falca

1. inflection of falcare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfalka]

Noun

falca f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of falcă