mincha

See also: Mincha

Galician

Etymology

Either from Latin mentula (“penis”),[1] *mintula (“little mitre”) or from Latin minusculus (“rather small”). Compare mencha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmint͡ʃa̝/

Noun

mincha f (plural minchas)

  1. periwinkle
  2. (informal) a diminutive person, animal or thing

References
  • “mincha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mincha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mincha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mincha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. mincha.
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