trinchante

Galician

Alternative forms

• trenchante

Etymology

From Old French trenchant (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɾenˈt͡ʃantɪ]

Noun

trinchante m (plural trinchantes)

1. large knife for cutting up meat
2. bladed iron tool used by stonemasons to refine a stone block
3. fork

   Synonym: garfo

Related terms

• trincha
• trinchar

References

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