guincho

== Galician == === Etymology 1 === Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ, perhaps via Middle English winche. ==== Alternative forms ==== guinche ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/ ==== Noun ==== guincho m (plural guinchos) winch; windlass === Etymology 2 === From gancho. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo̝/ ==== Noun ==== guincho m (plural guinchos, feminine guincha, feminine plural guinchas) pitchfork hook ===== Derived terms ===== guinchoada ==== Adjective ==== guincho (feminine guincha, masculine plural guinchos, feminine plural guinchas) having large forward-looking horns === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guinche”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “guincho”, 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), “guinche”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (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), “guincho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guinche”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guincho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: guin‧cho === Etymology 1 === From English winch, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *winkijǭ. ==== Noun ==== guincho m (plural guinchos) tow truck (motor vehicle for towing) Synonym: reboque winch (machine used for hoisting) === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== guincho m (plural guinchos) shriek; squeal (a sharp, shrill scream) any bird characterised by its high-pitched call === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== guincho first-person singular present indicative of guinchar === References === === Further reading === “guincho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃo/ [ˈɡĩnʲ.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -intʃo Syllabification: guin‧cho === Etymology 1 === Cross of gancho and pincho. ==== Noun ==== guincho m (plural guinchos) osprey === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== guincho first-person singular present indicative of guinchar === Further reading === “guincho”, 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