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gancho
gancho
Portuguese
Etymology
From Celtic ganskio. Compare Spanish gancho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʃu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ʃo/
- Hyphenation: gan‧cho
Noun
gancho m (plural ganchos)
- hook; peg; grapple
- (Portugal) hairpin
- (telephony) switchhook
- (narratology) cliffhanger
Related terms
Spanish
Ganchos (clothes hangers).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡant͡ʃo/, [ˈɣ̞a̠nʲ.t͡ʃo̞]
Etymology
Formerly *‘branch’, from Hispano-Celtic*ganscio (compare Old Irish gesca); akin to French jachère.
Noun
gancho m (plural ganchos)
- (tools) hook, peg
- (clothing) clothes hanger
- difficult situation
- (boxing) hook
- pulling power
- attracting object or argument (true or fraudulent)