xarxa

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Etymology

From eixàrcia, from Byzantine Greek ἐξάρτια (exártia), plural of ἐξάρτιον (exártion), from Ancient Greek ἐξαρτίζω (exartízō). Compare Spanish jarcia, Italian sartia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃar.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃaɾ.t͡ʃa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

xarxa f (plural xarxes)

1. net (for fishing)
2. network (fabric or structure of fibrous elements)
3. network (interconnected system)
4. network (multiple computers connected)
5. (often in the plural) ellipsis of xarxa social (“social network”)
   • 2021 April 14, Cristian Segura, quoting Ada Colau, “Ada Colau i Twitter: el risc d’unes xarxes socials massa personals”, in El País‎:

     Entre les raons que va esgrimir, la principal és l'agressivitat tan característica en la manera d'interactuar de molts usuaris d'aquesta xarxa social: “En els últims anys és sabut per tots que la xarxa s'ha omplert de perfils falsos i anònims que intoxiquen i inciten a l'odi”.

     Among the reasons he used, the main one is the aggressiveness so characteristic in the way many users of this social network interact: "In recent years it is known by all that the network has been filled with fake and anonymous profiles that intoxicate and incite hatred".

   • 2024 December 17, Júlia Ojeda Caba, “Tocs de mort contra la literatura”, in Ara‎:

     A les xarxes, adversaris polítics es repiulaven opinions contra la mesura.

     On social networks, political rivals retweeted opinions against the measure.

Derived terms

• xarxa de deriva
• xarxa social
• xarxada
• xarxaire

Further reading

• “xarxa”, 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

Galician

Alternative forms

• sarxa

Etymology

From Latin salvia. Cognate with Spanish salvia, English sage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɾʃa/ [ˈʃaɾ.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾʃa
• Hyphenation: xar‧xa

Noun

xarxa f (plural xarxas)

1. (uncountable) sage (the plant Salvia officinalis), sagebrush

Further reading

• “xarxa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xarxa”, 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), “xarxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xarxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN