vencello

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vencello (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), derived from Latin vinculum (“tie, bond”), from vincō (“bind, fetter, tie”) +‎ -ulum. Cognate with Portuguese vencelho.

Alternative forms

• brencello, mencello, moncello

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /benˈθeʎo̝/, (western) /benˈseʎo̝/

Noun

vencello m (plural vencellos)

1. bind made of straw or reeds and used for tying bundles and sheaves

   Synonyms: atillo, atume, viorto

2. twine used for binding

   Synonyms: baraza, brenza

3. muzzle

   Synonyms: bozo, embozo, vetillo

4. (literary) bond

   Synonym: vínculo

   Aínda que naceu fóra, ten un forte vencello con este país.

   Even though she was born afar, she has a strong bond with this country.

Derived terms

• desvencellar
• vencella
• vencellar
• vencelleira
• vínculo

References

• “vencello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “vencello” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “vencello” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vencello” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “vencello” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

vencello

1. first-person singular present indicative of vencellar