branco

See also: Branco and branĉo

French

Etymology

Clipping of brancardier + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.ko/

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer
   • 2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles; Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 10:

     Le barbu s'appelle Augustin, l'autre, c'est Sauvageon. Ils sont tous les deux brancos au 98^e R.I. Le type qu'ils trimballent sur le brancard, c'est Grumeau.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• brancard

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾaŋko/ [ˈbɾɑŋ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -aŋko

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro, preto
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

Italian

Etymology

From branca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: bràn‧co

Noun

branco m (plural branchi, diminutive branchétto or branchettino)

1. flock (of sheep)
2. pack (of wolves or dogs)
3. gang (of people)

Derived terms

• imbrancare

Further reading

• branco in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• branco in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• branco in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• brànco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• branco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Mirandese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃ku/ [ˈbɾɐ̃.ku]
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Syllabification: bran‧co

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white

References

• Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “branco”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.kʊ/

Adjective

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. white
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Fala: blãcu
• Galician: branco
• Portuguese: branco (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermelho	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa

Portuguese

branco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus with regular dissimilation of -l- to -r- after a consonant. Compare Galician branco, Spanish blanco. Doublet of Bianca, a name borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Hyphenation: bran‧co

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. white (color)

   Synonyms: (poetic) alvo, cândido

   1. (heraldry) argent
   2. white clothing
2. (Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)

   Synonym: branca

   Me deu um branco na prova!

   I couldn’t remember anything during the test!

3. (oenology) ellipsis of vinho branco

Derived terms

• dar um branco

Uma mulher branca

Noun

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. a white person

   Synonyms: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano, (derogatory) branquelo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas, comparable, comparative mais branco, superlative o mais branco or branquíssimo, diminutive branquinho, augmentative brancão)

1. white in color
2. (of a person) white; Caucasian

   Synonym: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano

3. (of a person) pale; pallid

   Synonym: pálido

4. white (lightest in color compared to similar objects)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

• azul e branco
• branco do olho
• branco-gelo
• branco-marfim
• brancor
• brancura
• branquear
• branquismo
• branquitude
• em branco
• embranquecer
• glóbulo branco
• pano branco
• vinho branco

Descendants

• Angolar: baanku
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
• Indo-Portuguese: branco
• Kabuverdianu: bránku
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
• Kristang: brangku
• Principense: baanku
• Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading

• “branco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “branco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026