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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. Unknown. Perhaps related to Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros.
Pronunciation
Noun
curruncho m (plural currunchos)
- nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot
A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada curruncho da casa- The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house
- 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:
Por mor de certa rabuxa
pelengrinei por Europa
marexaba vento en popa
pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
ando feito un sapo cuncho
volvome ao patrio corruncho- Because of certain rage
I pilgrimaged along Europe
I was sailing with tailwind
but I said to myself, geez!
I've already seen the owl's tail
and I'm look like a tortoise
I'm getting back to my native corner
- Synonyms: recanto, recuncho
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “corruncho”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “curruncho”, 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), “curruncho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “curruncho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN