banzo

== Galician == === Alternative forms === bance === Etymology === Obscure. Perhaps either from Proto-Germanic *bankô (“elevation, bank”) or from *bankiz (“bench”); alternatively from the same etymon that Galician banda (“side, bank”), or from the same Celtic etymon that Irish feige. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ban‧zo === Noun === banzo m (plural banzos) crossbar step of a ladder rail of a ladder, of a bed, of a stretcher, etc. handrail (nautical) board of the hull of a ship Synonym: bordo slab ==== Derived terms ==== banza (“headboard, bench back”) banzado (“millpond, dam”) banzón (“step of a ladder”) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “banzo”, 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), “banzo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “banzo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “banzo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “banzo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃zu Hyphenation: ban‧zo === Etymology 1 === Uncertain, possibly of Kimbundu or Kongo origin. ==== Noun ==== banzo m (plural banzos) deep depression, intense nostalgia Synonym: saudade ==== Adjective ==== banzo (feminine banza, masculine plural banzos, feminine plural banzas) (Brazil) sad, thoughtful === Etymology 2 === Obscure. Perhaps either from Proto-Germanic *bankô (“elevation, bank”) or from *bankiz (“bench”); alternatively from the same etymon that Galician banda (“side, bank”), or from the same Celtic etymon that Irish feige. ==== Noun ==== banzo m (plural banzos) flange; rung (of a ladder etc) === References === === Further reading === “banzo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “banzo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026