galricho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish garlito. By surface analysis, galra +‎ -icho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡawˈʁi.ʃu/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈhi.ʃu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡawˈʁi.ʃu/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈχi.ʃu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡawˈʁi.ʃo/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈhi.ʃo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈʁi.ʃu/ [ɡaɫˈʁi.ʃu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈʁi.t͡ʃu/ [ɡaɫˈʁi.t͡ʃu]

Rhymes: -iʃu
Hyphenation: gal‧ri‧cho

Noun

galricho m (plural galrichos)

a net or another fishing instrument used to catch small fish
Synonym: galrito
(Turquel) a very small drinking glass

Further reading

“galricho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“galricho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026