branco

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See also: Branco and branĉo

French

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of brancardier.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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branco m (plural brancos)

  1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer

Galician

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. white (colour)

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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

Italian

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Etymology

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From branca.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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branco m (plural branchi)

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

Mirandese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. white

References

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“branco” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. white

Descendants

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

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

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
  • Hyphenation: bran‧co

Noun

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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

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Uma mulher branca

Noun

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

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

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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

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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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-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás
             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque