panchoz

Galician

Buraces / panchoces / ollomoles / besugos

Etymology

Attested since 1596. Perhaps from Old Northern French panche (“paunch”); ultimately from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [panˈt͡ʃɔθ], (western) [panˈt͡ʃɔs]

Noun

panchoz m (plural panchoces)

1. blackspot sea bream

   Synonyms: buraz, ollomol, pancho

   • 1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:

     burazinos / panchozes tamañiños / Va jiba ou maragota / e si acasso ben pijota

     little and / well sized blackspot sea breams / With cuttlefish and ballan wrasse / and maybe also hake

References

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