fionllo

Galician

Alternative forms

• fiollo, fiuncho, fiúncho

Etymology

From *fenunclu, from Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum (“hay”). Cognate of Portuguese funcho and Spanish hinojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈoɲɟ͡ʝʊ/

Noun

fionllo m (plural fionllos)

1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
3. fennel (spice used in cooking)

Derived terms

• Finllido
• Fiolleda

Related terms

• feo
• fiuncho do mar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “feolleda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “fionllo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.