carrasca

Catalan

Etymology

From the root *karr-, of Pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

carrasca f (plural carrasques)

1. holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia)

   Synonym: alzina glanera

Derived terms

• carrascar

Further reading

• “carrasca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From the root *karr-, of Pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈraska/ [kaˈras.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: ca‧rras‧ca

Noun

carrasca f (plural carrascas)

1. any of various plants, especially the holm oak (Quercus ilex)

   Synonyms: encina, carrasco, chaparro

Derived terms

• carrascal
• carrasco
• carrasqueño
• carrasquera
• carrasquilla

 

Further reading

• “carrasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10