naca

naca

1. head

• nacã

naca

1. maybe
2. by chance
3. somehow
4. really

From Sicilian naca, ultimately from Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, “fleece”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: nà‧ca

naca f (plural nache)

1. (regional) cradle, especially hung like a hammock
2. (regional) a kind of net

• ANCA, anca, cana

naca

1. romanization of ᠨᠠᠴᠠ

From Proto-Germanic *nakwô. Cognate with Old Saxon nako (Dutch aak), Old High German nahho (German Nachen), Old Norse nǫkkvi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.kɑ/

naca m

1. (poetic) boat, ship

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip

   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
     ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela,
     atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat
     nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan,
     þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen

     have withstood bitter sorrow,
     known many sorrow-halls in ship,
     loathsome rolling of waves
     where the unquiet night watch
     oft got me at the stem of seacraft
     then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

Weak:

From an unattested Doric Greek *νάκα (*náka). More at Ancient Greek νάκη (nákē, “fleece”).

naca f (plural nachi)

1. (historical) a Sicilian cradle, styled like a hammock, usually over the parents' bed.

   Marìa, a figghia cchiù nica, era sempri abbiata ntâ naca.

   Mary, the youngest daughter, was always insider the cradle.

2. a cradle
3. (by extension) anything resembling a swinging seat.
4. a hammock

• → Italian: naca

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaka/ [ˈna.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: na‧ca

naca f (plural nacas)

1. female equivalent of naco

naca

1. feminine singular of naco

• “naca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010