rinchón

Galician

Alternative forms

• rinchom (reintegrationist)
• rinchão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From rinchar (“to neigh”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rinˈt͡ʃoŋ/ [rinʲˈt͡ʃoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: rin‧chon

Noun

rinchón m (plural rinchóns)

1. small horse used to find out if a mare is in heat

   Synonym: rifón

2. stallion

   Synonym: macho

3. mackerel

   Synonyms: cabala, verdel, xarda

4. woodpecker

   Synonyms: peto, picapau

Adjective

rinchón (feminine rinchona, masculine plural rinchóns, feminine plural rinchonas)

1. prone to neigh
2. (figuratively) noisy

   Synonym: ruidoso

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rinchon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rinchón”, 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), “rinchón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rinchón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN