repenico

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from repenicar.

Alternative forms

• repinico

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [repeˈnikʊ]

Noun

repenico m (plural repenicos)

1. ringing; crowing

   Synonym: repique

2. (music) an allegro passage
3. gouge
4. (figurative) garnish, ornament, decoration
5. (figurative) primness

Related terms

• repenicar

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

repenico

1. first-person singular present indicative of repenicar