anaco

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from a hypothetical Celtic *annos + -akko-, cognate of Latin pannus (“cloth”); in that case, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n- (“fabric”). Attested since the 15th century.

Cognate with Portuguese naco, Spanish añicos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnako̝/

Noun

anaco m (plural anacos)

1. piece, fragment, portion
2. (figuratively) a little time
3. rag
   • 1457, Fernando R. Tato Plaza (ed.), Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos. Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, p. 179:

     hũu anaco de tapete vello

     a rag from an old rug

Synonyms

• cacho, pedazo

Derived terms

• anaquiño (“a little fragment”)
• anaquizar (“to break into pieces”)
• bo anaco (“a relatively large fragment or quantity”, literally “good fragment”)
• esnacar (“to break into pieces”)
• esnaquizar (“to break into pieces”)

References

• “anaco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “anaco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “anaco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “anaco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “anaco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.