panca

Meaning

1. (feminine) lever
2. (feminine) shaft
3. (feminine,informal) sloth

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaŋka̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *paanca (cf. the derived term paancada, 13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin palanca, perhaps from Latin phalanga, from the accusative form of Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phálanx, “log, trunk, body of soldiers, etc.”). Cf. Spanish palanca, English plank, planch.

Sentences

Un modelo para este principio pode ilustrarse coa lei da panca .

A model for this principle can be illustrated with the law of leverage.