avechucho
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom ave (“bird”) and a reduplication of the pejorative suffix -ucho.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editavechucho m (plural avechuchos)
- (derogatory) bird
- Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar (proverb)
- Three birds pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail
- creepy-crawly
- (derogatory, figurative) a creepy or evil person
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avechucho”, 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), “avechucho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “avechucho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN