Galician

Noun

carga f ‎(plural cargas)

1. charge
2. burden, load

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carga, carrega, a back-formation from carregar ‎(“to carry”) (Modern Portuguese carregar).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɻ.ɡa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾ.ɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: car‧ga

Noun

carga f (plural cargas)

1. charge (load or burden)
2. cargo
3. charge (of a weapon or battery)

   A bateria tem carga suficiente.‎

   The battery has enough charge.

4. electric charge

Synonyms

• (burden): fardo

Derived terms

• carga-elétrica, carga-horária, carga-útil

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb cargar.

Noun

carga f ‎(plural cargas)

1. load
2. burden
3. cargo
4. charge

Related terms

• cargar
• recargar
• descargar
• encargar
• sobrecargar
• cargable
• cargador
• cargo
• sobrecarga

Verb

carga

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cargar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cargar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of cargar.