pinchagato

Galician

Alternative forms

• pinchagatos

Etymology

From pinchar (“to cause to jump”) +‎ gato (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pint͡ʃaˈɣato̝/

Noun

pinchagato m (plural pinchagatos)

1. somersault

   Synonyms: pirueta, pinchacarneiro, reviravolta

References

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