chisco
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Galician
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably onomatopoeic, from *klVsk- ("knok; wink").[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chisco m (plural chiscos)
- a bit, a small amount
- Synonym: miga
- Falo un chisco de alemán. ― I speak a little bit of German.
- a sip (a small mouthful of liquid)
- a moment
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “chisco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chisco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chisco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “chusco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]chisco