funcho

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.

Noun

funcho m

  1. spark

Declension

Declension of funcho (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative funcho funchon, funchun
accusative funchon, funchun funchon, funchun
genitive funchen, funchin funchōno
dative funchen, funchin funchōm, funchōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: vunke

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • fiolho, fiunlho, fruncho (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: fun‧cho

Noun

funcho m (plural funchos)

  1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
    Synonym: erva-doce
  2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
  3. fennel (spice used in cooking)

Derived terms

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