panchoz

panchoz

Galician

Buraces / panchoces / ollomoles / besugos

Etymology

Attested since 1596. Perhaps from Old Northern French panche (“paunch”); ultimately from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [panˈt͡ʃɔθ], (western) [panˈt͡ʃɔs]

Noun

panchoz m (plural panchoces)

1. blackspot sea bream
   • 1596, anonymous, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:

     burazinos / panchozes tamañiños / Va jiba ou maragota / e si acasso ben pijota

     little and / well sized blackspot sea breams / With cuttlefish and ballan wrasse / and maybe also hake

   Synonyms: buraz, ollomol, pancho

References

• “panchoz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “panchoz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “panchoz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.