faneca brava

Galician

Faneca brava

Etymology

From faneca (“pouting (fish)”) and brava (“brave, wild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faˈnɛka ˈβɾaβɐ]

Noun

faneca brava f (plural fanecas bravas)

1. weever

   greater weever (Trachinus draco) (fish)

   lesser weever (Echiichthys vipera) (fish)

References

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