parrocha

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Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈrot͡ʃa/, [paˈro.t͡ɕa]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃa
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rro‧cha

Noun

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parrocha f (plural parroches)

  1. sardine
  2. young sardine
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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps related to parro, parrulo, "duck".[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈrɔt͡ʃa/ [paˈrɔ.t͡ʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔtʃa
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rro‧cha

Noun

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parrocha f (plural parrochas)

  1. shed; hut; shelter
    Synonym: alboio
  2. (figurative, informal) cunt
    Synonyms: cona, conacha, crica, perrecha, corrancha
  3. (regional, Northern Galicia) a young sardine
    Synonym: xouba (Southern Galicia)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos