estronca

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾoŋka/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾoŋ.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -oŋka
• Hyphenation: es‧tron‧ca

Noun

estronca m (plural estroncas)

1. loaded rope used to cut, by means of a mobile knot, a stuck fishline
2. post

Related terms

• estrinque
• trinca

References

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