avechucho

Galician

Etymology

From ave (“bird”) and a reduplication of the pejorative suffix -ucho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβeˈt͡ʃut͡ʃʊ]

Noun

avechucho m (plural avechuchos)

1. (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

2. creepy-crawly
3. (derogatory, figurative) a creepy or evil person

References

• “avechucho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “avechucho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “avechucho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.