alcume

Galician

Alternative forms

• alcuño

Etymology

From Arabic الكُنْيَة (al-kunya, “surname”). Compare Portuguese alcunha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈkumɪ]

Noun

alcume m (plural alcumes)

1. nickname, soubriquet

   Synonyms: estripote, nomeada

Derived terms

• alcumar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcume”, 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), “alcume”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcume”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN