chincho

Unknown; probably related to, or borrowed from, French chinchard. Cf. the synonym chicharro.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃint͡ʃʊ]

chincho m (plural chinchos)

1. young jack mackerel

• chicharro

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chincho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chincho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chincho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

chincho

1. first-person singular present indicative of chinchar