fananco

Galician

Alternative forms

• fanango

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *fanją (“marsh, swamp”) and the Galician suffix or Germanic origin -engo (“pertaining to”); otherwise from Latin faenum (“hay”) and the suffix of substrate origin -anco, with irregular preservation of intervocalic /n/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈnaŋko̝/

Noun

fananco m (plural fanancos)

1. strong and hard grass born in marshy and uncultivated areas

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fananco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN