palanca

Significado

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

Hifenizado como

pa‧lan‧ca

Gênero

♀️ Feminino

Pronunciado como (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.