chosco

Galician

Etymology 1

Several etymologies are given:

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃosko̝/

Adjective

chosco (feminine chosca, masculine plural choscos, feminine plural choscas)

  1. blind in one eye
    Synonyms: breco, cego, torto
  2. one-eyed
    Synonyms: breco, torto
  3. weak-eyed
    Synonym: pitoño
  4. (informal) nearsighted
    • 1334, Miguel Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310), volume 3, page 148:
      Domingo Iohannis dito Chosco
      Domingo Anes, also known as Chosco
Derived terms

References
  1. Diccionario Xerais da Lingua 1986:265
  2. Elixio Rivas Quintas Dicionario Etimolóxico da Lingua Galega 2015:151 s.v. choscar, cf. 2015:149 s.v. chiscar also expressive
  3. Gran Dicionario Cumio da Lingua Galega 2004:368, chosco from choscar from chiscar, from chisca or chisco (2004:365)
  4. Gran Dicionario Xerais da Lingua 2009:530, s.v. choscar
  5. J. Pedro Machado Dicionário Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa, 1952-2003:2:143, s.v. choscar
  6. C. Michaëlis, apud Corominas, op. cit.
  7. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “chusco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 413-414 while speaking about the Spanish paronym.

Verb

chosco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of choscar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃosko/ [ˈt͡ʃos.ko]
  • Rhymes: -osko
  • Syllabification: chos‧co

Noun

chosco m (plural choscos)

  1. a cured sausage from Asturias, made from pig intestines, solomillo and spices
    Synonym: chosco de Tineo
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