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Galician
Etymology
From focha (“pit”) + -anca.
Pronunciation
Noun
fochanca f (plural fochancas)
- pit (hole in the ground)
- Synonyms: focha, foxo, pozo
- concavity or depression
- large pothole
Ollo! Non metas a roda nesa fochanca que rompes o eixo!- Watch out! Don't you put the wheel in that pothole, or you'll break the axletree!
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fochanca”, 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), “fochanca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fochanca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN