Italian

Noun

palanca f ‎(plural palanche)

1. money
2. board

   for use in construction, scaffolding or furniture-making

Related terms

• asse, tavola, trave
• spalancare
• palanchino

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈlɐ̃.kɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Spanish palanca, from Latin phalanga ‎(“roller; pole”), from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ ‎(phálanx, “log; phalanx”).

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

1. stake (long, sharp piece of wood)
2. lever (long, rigid object used to transmit force)
3. (military architecture, historical) a [[rampart}} with palisades or stakes

Synonyms

• (stake): estaca
• (lever): alavanca

Related terms

• alavanca
• falange
• panca

Etymology 2

From Zulu mpalanka.

Alternative forms

• impalanca, empalanca

Noun

palanca f (plural palancas)

1. roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus, an antelope of the African savannah)

Spanish

Etymology

From alar ‎(“haul”) + panca. Cf. Portuguese alavanca, English plank, planch and Spanish plancha.

Noun

palanca f ‎(plural palancas)

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

Derived terms

• palanca de cambio

Related terms

• apalancar