zoncho
Galician
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ontʃo
- Hyphenation: zon‧cho
Noun
zoncho m (plural zonchos)
- chestnut boiled with fennel within its peal. Collars made with them were sold at the fairs as candy.
Adjective
zoncho (feminine zoncha, masculine plural zonchos, feminine plural zonchas)
- (euphemistic) chunky
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zoncho”, 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), “zoncho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zoncho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN