palanca

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

pa‧lan‧ca

Geslacht

♀️ Vrouwelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/paˈlanka/

Etymologie

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.