chencha

Galician

Alternative forms

xenxa

Etymology

Perhaps a semi-learned borrowing from Latin scientia.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃent͡ʃa̝/, /ˈt͡ʃɛnt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

chencha f (plural chenchas)

(informal) head; intelligence; reason
Synonyms: cabeciña, sentidiño

Pobre home! Está mal da chencha!
Poor man! He's bad in his head!
(informal) skill
Synonym: xeito

References

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

Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. chencha.

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