zuncho

Galician

Etymology

Pace Corominas, perhaps from Latin cingulum (compare cincho); alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *zoniculum, from Latin zōna (“belt, girdle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθunt͡ʃo̝/, (western) /ˈsunt͡ʃo̝/

Noun

zuncho m (plural zunchos)

1. metal clamp or girdle used as reinforcement

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθunt͡ʃo/ [ˈθũnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsunt͡ʃo/ [ˈsũnʲ.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -untʃo
• Syllabification: zun‧cho

Noun

zuncho m (plural zunchos)

1. metal loop, clamp or ring

Further reading

• “zuncho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28