Charneca

See also: charneca

Portuguese

Etymology

From charneca (“heathland”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.kɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾˈnɛ.kɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.kɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʃaɻˈnɛ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaʁˈnɛ.ka/ [ʃaɦˈnɛ.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐɾˈnɛ.kɐ/

Homophone: charneca
Hyphenation: Char‧ne‧ca

Proper noun

Charneca f

a toponym indicating the presence of a heathland:
1. a neighborhood of the city of Lisbon; a former civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
  Synonyms: (obsolete) Charneca do Lumiar, (obsolete) Charneca de Sacavém
2. a locality in Pombal, Portugal

Derived terms

Charneca de Caparica
Charneca de Sacavém
Charneca do Lumiar
Santo António da Charneca