Pedro Chosco

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Pedro (“Peter”) + Chosco (“having a winked eye”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeðɾo̝ˈt͡ʃosko̝/

Proper noun[edit]

Pedro chosco m

  1. sandman (mythological creature)
    • 1886, Antonio Machado y Alvarez, Folk-lore español: Biblioteca de las tradiciones populares españolas ...:
      Váite d'ahí, Pedro Chosco, non m'atentes a criada, que n-a calzas nin-a vistes nin lle pagas a soldada
      Go away, Pedro Chosco, don't induce my maid: you don't buy her shoes, nor clothes, and you don't pay her wage

References[edit]

  • “chosco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pedro_chosco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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