palanca

Significat

(feminine) lever
(feminine) leverage, influence
(feminine) joystick
(feminine) handle (on a toilet)
(feminine) diving board, springboard
(feminine) chip, chipped shot

Freqüència

Amb guionet com

pa‧lan‧ca

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/paˈlanka/

Etimologia

Inherited from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from the accusative form of Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log, trunk, body of soldiers, etc.”). Cf. Italian palanca, English plank, planch, as well as Spanish plancha, an etymological doublet.