palanca

Senso

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

Con trattino come

pa‧lan‧ca

Genere

♀️ Femminile

Pronunciato come (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.