brinco

brinco

See also: brincó

Asturian

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

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Galician

Etymology

14th century. Probably a half learned word, from Latin vinculum.[1] Doublet of vinco and vínculo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiŋko̝/

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. earring
   • 1458, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 330:

     Costança de Monterrey deu querella que lle tomaran o dito mudo et o castellaao hun brinco de prata da orella, en este dia, en Sesnande

     Constance of Monterrei reported that the aforementioned mute and the Castilian took a silver earring from her ear, in this day, in Sesnande

2. nose ring (for pigs)
3. jump, leap, hop

Derived terms

• brinca
• brincadeira
• brincar
• brinqueta

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

References

• “brinco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “brinquo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “brinco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “brinco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “brinco” 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), “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

brinco

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.ku/

• Hyphenation: brin‧co

Etymology 1

Sense 1 and 2: from Latin vinculum, from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -culum. Sense 3: Deverbal from brincar.[1]

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. earring
2. (figuratively) something impeccably clean; spotless

   A casa está um brinco. ― The house is spotless.

3. frolic, fun, merriment

   Synonyms: brincadeira, diversão, divertimento

Derived terms

• brinco-de-princesa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

References

1. “brinco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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Spanish

Etymology

In the sense of 'jewel', a borrowing of Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum. In the sense of 'jump', a deverbal of brincar, from Portuguese brincar, from the same etymological source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾinko/ [ˈbɾĩŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -inko
• Syllabification: brin‧co

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. jump, hop

   Synonym: salto

2. small jewel worn by women on their head

Derived terms

• dar brincos

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

Further reading

• “brinco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665