paifoco

Galician

Paporroibo, pisco or paifoco ("robin")

Alternative forms

• paizoco, peifoco, peizoco

Etymology

Perhaps from Pai (“Pelagius”) +‎ foco (“hollow”). Pai was a very common name during the Low Middle Ages, and so this could means something like "Vain John".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pajˈfɔkʊ]

Noun

paifoco m (plural paifocos)

1. boor, yokel; simpleton

   Synonyms: pailán, pailaroco, pastrán

2. robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

   Synonyms: paporroibo, pisco

References

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