Pedro Chosco

Galician

Etymology

Pedro (“Peter”) + Chosco (“having a winked eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeðɾo̝ˈt͡ʃosko̝/

Proper noun

Pedro chosco m

1. sandman (mythological creature)
   • 1886, Antonio Machado y Alvarez, Folk-lore español: Biblioteca de las tradiciones populares españolas ...:

     Váite d'ahí, Pedro Chosco, non m'atentes a criada, que n-a calzas nin-a vistes nin lle pagas a soldada

     Go away, Pedro Chosco, don't induce my maid: you don't buy her shoes, nor clothes, and you don't pay her wage

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chosco”, 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), “pedro_chosco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega