paifoco
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Pai (“Pelagius”) + foco (“hollow”). Pai was a very common name during the Low Middle Ages, and so this could means something like "Vain John".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paifoco m (plural paifocos)
- boor, yokel; simpleton
- robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Synonyms: paporroibo, pisco
References
[edit]- “paifoco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “paifoco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “paifoco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.