branco

See also: Branco and branĉo

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of brancardier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.ko/

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

  1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾaŋkʊ/

Adjective

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

  1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro
             vermello ; carmín              laranxa ; castaño, marrón              amarelo ; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta ; verde escuro
             ciano ; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta ; anil              maxenta ; púrpura              rosa

Italian

Etymology

From branca.

Noun

branco m (plural branchi)

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

Mirandese

Adjective

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

  1. white

Old Portuguese

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

Descendants

  • Fala: blãcu
  • Galician: branco
  • Portuguese: branco
    • Angolar: baanku
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
    • Indo-Portuguese: branco
    • Kabuverdianu: bránku
    • Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
    • Malaccan Creole Portuguese: brangku
    • Principense: baanku
    • Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Old Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello              _ ; castanno              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

Portuguese

branco

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

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

  1. white (color)
    Synonym: alvo (poetic)
    1. (heraldry) argent
    2. white clothing
  2. (Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)
    Me deu um branco na prova!
    I couldn’t remember anything during the test!
  3. (oenology) Short for vinho branco.

Derived terms

  • dar um branco

Noun

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

  1. a white person
    Synonym: caucasiano (relatively uncommon)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

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

  1. white in color
  2. (of a person) white; Caucasian
    Synonym: caucasiano (relatively uncommon)
  3. (of a person) pale; pallid
    Synonym: pálido
  4. white (lightest in color compared to similar objects)

Inflection

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Angolar: baanku
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
  • Indo-Portuguese: branco
  • Kabuverdianu: bránku
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
  • Malaccan Creole Portuguese: brangku
  • Principense: baanku
  • Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza,
cinzento
     preto
             vermelho,
encarnado ; carmim
             laranja,
cor-de-laranja ; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano ; azul-petróleo              azul céu              azul
             violeta ; índigo,
anil
             magenta ; roxo              rosa,
cor-de-rosa
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