sarronca
Portuguese, noun/saˈʁõ.kɐ/
sarronca is spelled S-A-R-R-O-N-C-A (8 letters). Sarronca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does sarronca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininebogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children’s stories)
- 2
feminineA traditional percussion musical instrument, more specifically a friction drum, typical of Portugal and Spain.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of sarronca
- sarroncas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sarronca?
- Brazil /saˈʁõ.kɐ/
- Brazil [saˈhõ.kɐ]
- /saˈʁõ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.