rinchón

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rinchar (“to neigh”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rinˈt͡ʃoŋ]

Noun

rinchón m (plural rinchóns)

  1. small horse used to find out if a mare is in heat
    Synonym: rifón
  2. stallion
    Synonym: macho
  3. mackerel
    Synonyms: cabala, verdel, xarda
  4. woodpecker
    Synonyms: peto, picapau

Adjective

rinchón (feminine rinchona, masculine plural rinchóns, feminine plural rinchonas)

  1. prone to neigh
  2. (figuratively) noisy

References
  • “rinchon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “rinchón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “rinchón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rinchón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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