avechucho
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ave (“bird”) and a reduplication of the pejorative suffix -ucho.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]avechucho m (plural avechuchos)
- (derogatory) bird
- Tres avichouchos pasan o mar: a rula, o cuco e o paspallar (proverb)
- Three birds pass the sea: the turtle dove, the cuckoo and the quail
- creepy-crawly
- (derogatory, figurative) a creepy or evil person
References
[edit]- “avechucho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “avechucho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “avechucho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.