guincho

Galician

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, perhaps via Middle English winche.

Alternative forms

• guinche

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

1. winch; windlass

Etymology 2

From gancho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos, feminine guincha, feminine plural guinchas)

1. pitchfork
2. hook

Derived terms

• guinchoada

Adjective

1. having large forward-looking horns

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guinche”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guincho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guinche”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guincho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guinche”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guincho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

1. tow truck (motor vehicle for towing)

   Synonym: reboque

2. winch (machine used for hoisting)
3. shriek; squeal (a sharp, shrill scream)
4. any bird characterised by its high-pitched call

Verb

guincho

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Spanish

Etymology

Cross of gancho and pincho.

Noun

guincho m (plural guinchos)

1. osprey

Verb

guincho

1. first-person singular present indicative of guinchar

Further reading

• “guincho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014