brinco

See also: brincó

Asturian

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

Galician

Etymology

14th century. Probably a half learned word, from Latin vinculum. Doublet of vinco and vínculo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiŋko/ [ˈbɾiŋ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -iŋko
• Hyphenation: brin‧co

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. earring
   • 1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 330:

     Costança de Monterrey deu querella que lle tomaran o dito mudo et o castellaao hun brinco de prata da orella, en este dia, en Sesnande

     Constance of Monterrei reported that the aforementioned mute and the Castilian took a silver earring from her ear, in this day, in Sesnande

2. nose ring (for pigs)
3. jump, leap, hop

Derived terms

• brinca
• brincadeira
• brincar
• brinqueta

 

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “brinco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “brinquo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brinco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios 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), “brinco (aro)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brinco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

brinco

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾĩ.ku/

• Hyphenation: brin‧co

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *vrincu, *vincru, *vinclu from Latin vinculum, from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -culum. Doublet of vínculo.

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. earring
2. (figuratively) something impeccably clean; spotless

   A casa está um brinco. ― The house is spotless.

3. (uncommon) frolic, fun, merriment

   Synonyms: brincadeira, diversão, divertimento

Derived terms

• brinco-de-princesa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾinko/ [ˈbɾĩŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -inko
• Syllabification: brin‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brincar, from Portuguese brincar; see Etymology 2.

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. jump, hop

   Synonym: salto

Derived terms

• dar brincos
• de un brinco

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum.

Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)

1. small jewel worn by women on their head

Etymology 3

Verb

brinco

1. first-person singular present indicative of brincar

Further reading

• “brinco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665