Galician edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate Celtic language, as the name of many other fish in Galician.[1] Attested since the 18th century.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

trancho m (plural tranchos)

  1. European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
  2. (historical, figurative) student

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “trancho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos