furancho

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1539.[1] From furo (hole), furar (to pierce), and either a pejorative suffix or ancho (wide).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuˈɾant͡ʃo̝̝/

Noun

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furancho m (plural furanchos)

  1. a winery, run at a private residence by a producer, with license to sell wine and serve snacks and home-made cold meals
  2. (dated, derogatory) little and dirty tavern

References

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  1. ^ Pensado, José Luis, Messner, Dieter (2003) “furancho”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)‎[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN.