penico
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps related to English pan, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈniko̝/, [pɪˈnikʊ]
Noun
penico m (plural penicos)
- chamber pot
- Synonyms: bacieiro, ouriñal
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “penico”, 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), “penico”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “penico”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Etymology
From pene (“penis”) + -ico (“-ic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ni.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɛniko
- Hyphenation: pè‧ni‧co
Adjective
penico (feminine penica, masculine plural penici, feminine plural peniche)
- penile (of or pertaining to the penis)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈni.ku/, /piˈni.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈni.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈni.ku/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [pˈnikʷ]
- (Algarve; São Miguel, Azores) IPA(key): [pˈnik]
- Rhymes: -iku
- Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧co
Noun
penico m (plural penicos)
- potty; chamber pot (bowl used as a temporary toilet or to toilet-train small children)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hunsrik: Pinick
Further reading
- “penico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025