gancho

== Galician == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”). Doublet of ganzo. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -antʃo Hyphenation: gan‧cho === Noun === gancho m (plural ganchos) hook kind of rake ==== Derived terms ==== aganchar (“to climb”) enganchar (“to hook”) ganchelo (“having low horns”) ganchudo reviragancho (“a curved stroke”, literally “overturning hook”) ==== Related terms ==== ganzo (“twig”) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gancho”, 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), “gancho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gancho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “gancho”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “gancho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʃu, (Northern Portugal) -ɐ̃t͡ʃu Hyphenation: gan‧cho === Noun === gancho m (plural ganchos) hook; peg; grapple (Portugal) hairpin (telephony) switchhook (narratology) cliffhanger (clothing) the central part of a pair of trousers to which the legs are sown (boxing) a hook or uppercut ==== Related terms ==== enganchado enganchar === Further reading === “gancho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gancho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡant͡ʃo/ [ˈɡãnʲ.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -antʃo Syllabification: gan‧cho === Noun === gancho m (plural ganchos) (tools) hook, peg (clothing) clothes hanger Synonym: percha difficult situation (boxing) hook (boxing) uppercut pulling power attracting object or argument (true or fraudulent) tout ==== Hyponyms ==== gancho al mentón gancho de derecha, gancho derecho (“right hook”) gancho de izquierda, gancho izquierdo (“left hook”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: ganxo →? Italian: gancio === See also === garfio anzuelo === Further reading === “gancho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 gancho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es === Anagrams === chango