rechán

See also: rechan

Galician

Alternative forms

• rechám, rechão, rechã (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old Galician-Portuguese re-

Galician re-

Galician chan

Galician rechán

From re- + chan (“plain”). Compare Spanish rellano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈt͡ʃaŋ/ [reˈt͡ʃɑŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: re‧chán

Noun

rechán m (plural recháns)

1. flat area in between slopes

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rechán”, 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), “rechán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega