different between morcha vs lorcha

English

Noun

morcha (plural morchas)

1. (India) A gathering of like-minded people protesting for a cause.
   • 2006, V. Raghunathan, Games Indians Play: Why We Are the Way We Are (Penguin Books, New Delhi, 2006)

     How often do we take out a morcha or go on a hunger strike to protest against the appalling conditions of our roads […]

Anagrams

• chroma

English

Etymology

From Portuguese lorcha, of unclear origin; see the Portuguese entry for more.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l????/, /?l??t??/
• (UK) /?l??t??/

Noun

lorcha (plural lorchas)

1. (nautical) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
   • 1901, Charles S. Leavenworth, The Arrow War with China

     At the same time, the fact must not be lost sight of, that the primary cause of the war was the affair on the lorcha "Arrow."

References

Anagrams

• choral, orchal

Portuguese

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. An early use is in Fernão Mendes Pinto's 1614 Peregrinação. Possibly a corruption of Chinese ?? (lóngchuán) (in Cantonese: /l??²¹ ?y?n²¹/), although the phonological and semantic differences are significant. Alternatively, perhaps related in some way to lancha.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?l?r.??/
• Hyphenation: lor?cha

Noun

lorcha f (plural lorchas)

1. (nautical) lorcha

References