trinchante

Galician

Alternative forms

• trenchante

Etymology

From Old French trenchant (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɾenˈt͡ʃantɪ]

Noun

trinchante m (plural trinchantes)

1. large knife for cutting up meat
2. bladed iron tool used by stonemasons to refine a stone block
3. fork

   Synonym: garfo

Related terms

• trincha
• trinchar

References

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