gancho

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (branch, twig).[1] Doublet of ganzo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɡant͡ʃo/ [ˈɡɑnʲ.t͡ʃʊ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈħant͡ʃo/ [ˈħɑnʲ.t͡ʃʊ]

  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Hyphenation: gan‧cho

Noun

gancho m (plural ganchos)

  1. hook
  2. kind of rake

Derived terms

  • aganchar (to climb)
  • enganchar (to hook)
  • ganchelo (having low horns)
  • ganchudo
  • reviragancho (a curved stroke, literally overturning hook)

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “gancho”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (branch, twig).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʃu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʃo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʃu, (Northern Portugal) -ɐ̃t͡ʃu
  • Hyphenation: gan‧cho

Noun

gancho m (plural ganchos)

  1. hook; peg; grapple
  2. (Portugal) hairpin
  3. (telephony) switchhook
  4. (narratology) cliffhanger
  5. (clothing) the central part of a pair of trousers to which the legs are sown
  6. (boxing) a hook or uppercut

Spanish

Ganchos (clothes hangers).

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (branch, twig).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡant͡ʃo/ [ˈɡãnʲ.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Syllabification: gan‧cho

Noun

gancho m (plural ganchos)

  1. (tools) hook, peg
  2. (clothing) clothes hanger
    Synonym: percha
  3. difficult situation
  4. (boxing) hook
  5. (boxing) uppercut
  6. pulling power
  7. attracting object or argument (true or fraudulent)
  8. tout

Hyponyms

  • gancho al mentón
  • gancho de derecha, gancho derecho (right hook)
  • gancho de izquierda, gancho izquierdo (left hook)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: ganxo
  • Italian: gancio

See also

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