fiúncho

• fiollo, fionllo, fiuncho

Attested since the 15h century. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *fenunclu, from Latin fēnuculum (“fennel”), a diminutive of Latin fēnum (“hay”). Cognate with Portuguese funcho and Spanish hinojo.

• IPA^(key): /fiˈunt͡ʃo̝/

fiúncho m (plural fiúnchos)

1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, a plant)
2. fennel (bulb, leaves, or stalks eaten as a vegetable)
3. fennel (spice used in cooking)

• Fincheira
• Finllido
• Fiolleda
• fiunchal
• Funchal

• feo

• “feuncho” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “fiuncho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “fiúncho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.