zuncho

Galician

Etymology

Pace Corominas, perhaps from Latin cingulum (compare cincho); alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *zoniculum, from Latin zōna (“belt, girdle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθunt͡ʃo̝/, (western) /ˈsunt͡ʃo̝/

Noun

zuncho m (plural zunchos)

1. metal clamp or girdle used as reinforcement

References

• “zuncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “zuncho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “zuncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθunt͡ʃo/ [ˈθũnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsunt͡ʃo/ [ˈsũnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -untʃo
• Syllabification: zun‧cho

Noun

zuncho m (plural zunchos)

1. metal loop, clamp or ring

Further reading

• “zuncho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014