parrocha

parrocha

Asturian

Noun

parrocha f (plural parroches)

1. European pilchard

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to parro, parrulo, "duck".[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈrɔt͡ʃɐ]

Noun

parrocha f (plural parrochas)

1. shed; hut; shelter

   Synonym: alboio

2. (figuratively, informal) cunt

   Synonyms: cona, conacha, crica, perrecha, corrancha

3. (regional, Northern Galicia) a young sardine

   Synonym: xouba (Southern Galicia)

Derived terms

• Parrocha

References

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

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