chalana

Galician

Etymology

From French chaland.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈlanɐ]

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

(nautical) skiff
Synonym: esquife

References

“chalana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“chalana” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“chalana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chalana.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlɐ.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈlɐ.nɐ/

(Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɐˈlɐ.nɐ]
Hyphenation: cha‧la‧na

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

(Brazil) a type of flat-bottomed fluvial vessel similar to a wherry

Spanish

Etymology

French chaland

Noun

chalana f (plural chalanas)

(nautical) wherry (type of ship)
Synonym: chata

Descendants

→ Catalan: xalana
→ Portuguese: chalana

Further reading

“chalana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
“chalana” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.

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