funcho

Old High German

Noun

funcho m

spark (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

German: Funke

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fuuncho, feuncho, from Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum. Compare Galician fiúncho, also fiollo, Spanish hinojo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfũ.t͡ʃu/

Hyphenation: fun‧cho

Noun

funcho m (plural funchos)

fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
Synonym: erva-doce
fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
fennel (spice used in cooking)

Derived terms

Related terms

feno

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