mincha

Either from Latin mentula (“penis”),^[1] *mintula (“little mitre”) or from Latin minusculus (“rather small”). Compare mencha.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmint͡ʃa̝/

mincha f (plural minchas)

1. periwinkle
2. (informal) a diminutive person, animal or thing

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mincha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mincha”, 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), “mincha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mincha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN