guincho

Galician

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ,[1] perhaps via Middle English winche.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

  1. winch; windlass

Etymology 2

From gancho.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos, feminine guincha, feminine plural guinchas)

  1. pitchfork
  2. hook
Derived terms
  • guinchoada

Adjective

guincho (feminine guincha, masculine plural guinchos, feminine plural guinchas)

  1. having large forward-looking horns

References

  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. guinche.
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gancho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡĩ.ʃu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡĩ.ʃo/
 

  • Hyphenation: guin‧cho

Etymology 1

From English winch,[1][2] ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ.

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

  1. tow truck (motor vehicle for towing)
    Synonym: reboque
  2. winch (machine used for hoisting)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

  1. shriek; squeal (a sharp, shrill scream)
  2. any bird characterised by its high-pitched call

Etymology 3

Verb

guincho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guinchar

References

  1. ^ guincho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ guincho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo/ [ˈɡĩnʲ.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -intʃo
  • Syllabification: guin‧cho

Etymology 1

Cross of gancho and pincho.

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

  1. osprey

Etymology 2

Verb

guincho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guinchar

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