branco

Etymology

Abbreviation of brancardier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.ko/

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾaŋkʊ/

Adjective

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

1. white (colour)

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Noun

branco m (plural branchi)

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

Adjective

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

1. white

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.ko/

Adjective

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

1. white
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese branco (“white”), from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to shine”).

Cognate with Galician branco, Spanish blanco, Catalan blanc, Occitan blanc, French blanc, Italian bianco and English blank.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
• Hyphenation: bran‧co

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. white (color)
2. (heraldry) argent
3. a Caucasian male
4. (Brazil, informal) failure in recalling something

   Me deu um branco! - I forgot this!

Adjective

branco m (feminine singular branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas, comparable)

1. white

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