chisca

Galician

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic, from *klVsk- ("knok; wink").[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiska̝/

Noun

chisca f (plural chiscas)

a bit, a small amount
Synonyms: miga, pinga

Related terms

References

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

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.