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Galician
Etymology
From man (“hand”) + -icho.
Pronunciation
Adjective
manicho (feminine manicha, masculine plural manichos, feminine plural manichas)
- left-handed (all meanings)
- 1883, periodical O Tío Marcos da Portela, II, 2, page 2:
Ten mentres de facerse manicho por chasco e faráse conservador, ou calquera cousa, con tal de que lle consintan porse na punta dos pés, pra figurar como paxaro grande- Looking to turn left-handed out of disappointment and he'll turn conservative, or any other thing, as long as they indulge on him standing on his toes to figure as a big fish
- Synonyms: esquerdeiro, zurdo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manicho”, 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), “manicho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manicho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN