retrinco

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from retrincar (“to grind, bite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtɾiŋko̝/

Noun

retrinco m (plural retrincos)

1. clipping, fragment
2. remnant (of fabric)

Related terms

• retrincar
• trincar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “retrinco”, 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), “retrinco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology 2

Verb

retrinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of retrincar