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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 (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
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθunt͡ʃo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsunt͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -untʃo
- Syllabification: zun‧cho
Noun
zuncho m (plural zunchos)
- metal loop, clamp or ring
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