fiúncho

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese feuncho, from Latin fēnuculum (fennel), a diminutive of Latin fēnum (hay). Cognate with Portuguese funcho and Spanish hinojo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈunt͡ʃo/ [fiˈunʲ.t͡ʃʊ]
  • Rhymes: -untʃo
  • Hyphenation: fi‧un‧cho

Noun

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fiúncho m (plural fiúnchos)

  1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 91:
      depois dalle a comer Cousas caentes asy como trigo, feeo, espelqa ou melga, et dalle a beber agooa caente con vino et con semente de feuncho en booa cuentidade.
      then feed him with warm things as wheat, hay, spelt, and give him warm water with wine and with seeds of fennel in good quantity
  2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
  3. fennel (spice used in cooking)
    Synonym: anís das castañas

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