chisco

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably onomatopoeic, from *klVsk- ("knok; wink").[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃisko̝/

Noun

chisco m (plural chiscos)

a bit, a small amount
Synonym: miga

Falo un chisco de alemán. ― I speak a little bit of German.
a sip (a small mouthful of liquid)
Synonyms: fecha, pinga
a moment

Related terms

achiscar
chisca
chiscar

References

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

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

Verb

chisco

first-person singular present indicative of chiscar

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