curruncho
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1750. Unknown. Perhaps related to Welsh cwr (“corner, edge”), from Proto-Celtic *kurros.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
curruncho m (plural currunchos)
- nook; corner; hidden or secluded spot
- A meniña xogaba ás agachadas en cada curruncho da casa
- The little girl was playing hide and seek in every nook of the house
- 1878, Francisco Añón, untitled:
- Por mor de certa rabuxa
pelengrinei por Europa
marexaba vento en popa
pero dixen ¡ai da puxa!
xa lle vin o rabo á cruxa,
ando feito un sapo cuncho
volvome ao patrio corruncho- Because of certain rage
I pilgrimaged along Europe
I was sailing with tailwind
but I said to myself, geez!
I've already seen the owl's tail
and I'm look like a tortoise
I'm getting back to my native corner
- Because of certain rage
References edit
- “corruncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “curruncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “curruncho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “curruncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.