estrinque

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Old French strenc (“string, cord, rope”), from Frankish *strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”), from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord, strand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾiŋke̝/

Noun

estrinque m (plural estrinques)

1. (nautical) rope
   • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 53:

     hũu estrenque d'esparto novo et hũu estrenque vello d'esparto, et con seu treu que son tres monetas et hũu papafigo et con todos los outros seus aparellos

     a new rope of esparto, and an old rope also of esparto, with its set of sails, composed of three minor sails and a mainsail, with all the additional rigging

2. a chain or wooden part used for connecting a cart with a yoke

Synonyms

• cabo

Related terms

• trinca (“string”)

References

• “estrenque” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “estrinque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “estrinque” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “estrinque” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.