pitiño

See also: Pitino

Galician

Etymology

From pito (“chick”) +‎ -iño.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piˈtiɲo̝/

Noun

pitiño m (plural pitiños)

chick
- 1863, Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos:
  morre afogado antr'as pallas o pitiño que non chía
  he dies, drowned among the straw, the chick that doesn't tweet

References

“pitiño” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pitiño” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pitiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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