paifoco
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Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Pai (“Pelagius”) + foco (“hollow”). Pai was a very common name during the Low Middle Ages, and so this could means something like "Vain John".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paifoco m (plural paifocos)
- boor, yokel; simpleton
- robin, European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Synonyms: paporroibo, pisco
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “paifoco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “paifoco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “paifoco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN