floco

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔkʊ/

Noun

floco m (plural flocos)

1. flake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)

   Synonyms: foula (“dust”), folerpa (“snowflake”)

Derived terms

• floco de neve
• flocos de millo

References

• “floco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”). Doublet of froco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: flo‧co

Noun

floco m (plural flocos)

1. flake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)

   Synonyms: folheca (“snowflake”), folipa (“snowflake”)

   sorvete de flocos ― chocolate chip ice cream (literally, “flake ice cream”)

2. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)

   Synonym: tufo

Derived terms

• floco de neve
• flocos de milho
• flocoso