cornecho

Galician

Galician pan de molete; note the buns (corruscos / cornechos)

Etymology

Corno (“horn”) +‎ -echo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔɾˈnet͡ʃo̝/

Noun

cornecho m (plural cornechos)

1. small horn
2. corner; angle

   Synonyms: curruncho, recanto, recuncho

3. a piece of crunchy bread crust

   Synonym: corrusco

4. little bun of some breads
5. ergot

   Synonym: dentón

6. whelk (Buccinum undatum)

References

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