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Noun

alça ‎(definite accusative alçanı, plural alçalar)

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Declension

Catalan

Verb

alça

1. third-person singular present indicative form of alçar
2. second-person singular imperative form of alçar

Portuguese

Etymology

From alçar ‎(“to lift”), from Old Portuguese alçar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, from Latin altus ‎(“high”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɫ.sɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: al‧ça

Noun

alça f (plural alças)

1. a semicircular handle, such as the bail of a bucket and the handles of bags and purses
2. shoulder strap (in clothes, the strap that goes over the shoulder)
3. (anatomy) a part of an organ that forms an arc (mostly in the intestines and blood vessels)

Synonyms

• (semicircular handle): argola, asa, pegador

Derived terms

• alçar (to furnish something with handles)

Related terms

• alçador
• alçar

Verb

alça

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of alçar

   Ele alça isso.

   He lifts this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of alçar

   Tu aí, alça isso sozinho.

   You there, lift this by yourself.