Italian

Proper noun

Branca m

1. A male given name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Branca f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Blanche

Related terms

• Bianca

Catalan

Noun

branca f ‎(plural branques)

1. branch

Galician

Adjective

branca f sg

1. feminine singular of branco

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin branca.

Noun

branca f ‎(plural branche)

1. claw (of a cat etc)
2. talon (of a bird)
3. branch (of knowledge etc)
4. (anatomy) branch
5. (in the plural) clutches

Latin

Etymology

Found in Vulgar Latin, Late Latin. Possibly from a Gaulish *vranca.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ka/, [ˈbraŋ.ka]

Noun

branca f ‎(genitive brancae); first declension

1. paw, foot

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: branch
• French: branche
• Italian: branca
• Romanian: brâncă
• Spanish: branca

References

• BRANCA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/

Adjective

branca f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective branco.