funcho

Old High German

Noun

funcho m

1. spark (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

• German: Funke

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.t͡ʃu/

• Hyphenation: fun‧cho

Noun

funcho m (plural funchos)

1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)

   Synonym: erva-doce

2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
3. fennel (spice used in cooking)

Derived terms

• funchal
• Funchal

Related terms

• feno