pitiño

See also: Pitino

Galician

Etymology

From pito (“chick”) +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈtiɲo̝/

Noun

pitiño m (plural pitiños)

1. chick
   • 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos:

     morre afogado antr'as pallas o pitiño que non chía

     he dies, drowned among the straw, the chick that doesn't tweet

References

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