zuncho
Galician
Etymology
Pace Corominas,[1] perhaps from Latin cingulum (compare cincho); alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *zoniculum, from Latin zōna (“belt, girdle”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθunt͡ʃo̝/, (western) /ˈsunt͡ʃo̝/
Noun
zuncho m (plural zunchos)
- metal clamp or girdle used as reinforcement
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zuncho”, 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), “zuncho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zuncho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “zuncho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. zuncho.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθunt͡ʃo/ [ˈθũnʲ.t͡ʃo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˈsunt͡ʃo/ [ˈsũnʲ.t͡ʃo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -untʃo
- Syllabification: zun‧cho
Noun
zuncho m (plural zunchos)
Further reading
- “zuncho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025