penico

See also: pênico and pénico

Galician

penico

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to English pan, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈniko̝/, [pɪˈnikʊ]

Noun

penico m (plural penicos)

1. chamber pot

   Synonyms: bacieiro, ouriñal

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “penico”, 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), “penico”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “penico”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From pene (“penis”) +‎ -ico (“-ic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ni.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɛniko
• Hyphenation: pè‧ni‧co

Adjective

penico (feminine penica, masculine plural penici, feminine plural peniche)

1. penile (of or pertaining to the penis)

Anagrams

• piceno

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈni.ku/, /peˈni.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈni.ku/, /peˈni.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈni.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈni.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [pˈnikʷ]
• (Algarve; São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key): [pˈnik]
• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧co

Noun

penico m (plural penicos)

1. potty; chamber pot (bowl used as a temporary toilet or to toilet-train small children)

   Synonyms: urinol, bacio

Derived terms

• meu ouvido não é penico
• mijar fora do penico
• ouvido de penico
• pedir penico
• peniquinho

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Pinick

Further reading

• “penico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “penico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “penico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026