palanca

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *palanca, from Latin phalanga, from the accusative form of Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log, trunk, body of soldiers, etc.”).

Noun

palanca f (plural palanche)

  1. board
    for use in construction, scaffolding or furniture-making

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Spanish blanca (“small Early Modern Spanish copper coin”).

Noun

palanca f (plural palanche)

  1. money
  2. (historical) any of several small copper coins, used in Tuscany, Venice and Liguria during and after the Italian Renaissance Wars, equivalent to the Spanish blanca, having a value equivalent to one or two historical pence


Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlaŋ.ka/

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

  1. plank, board
  2. (nautical) gangway, plank

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish palanca, from Latin phalanga (“roller; pole”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log; phalanx”).

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

  1. stake (long, sharp piece of wood)
  2. lever (long, rigid object used to transmit force)
  3. (military architecture, historical) a rampart with palisades or stakes
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Zulu mpalanka.

Alternative forms

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

  1. roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus, an antelope of the African savannah)

Spanish

Etymology

From alar ‎(“haul”) + panca. Cf. Portuguese alavanca, English plank, planch and Spanish plancha.

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

  1. lever
  2. leverage, influence
  3. joystick
  4. handle (on a toilet)
  5. diving board
  6. (soccer) chip, chipped shot

Derived terms

  • palanca de cambio
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