chosco

• chusco

Probably onomatopoeic, from *klVsk- "knok; wink".[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃosko̝/

chosco m (feminine singular chosca, masculine plural choscos, feminine plural choscas)

1. blind in one eye
2. one-eyed
3. weak-eyed
4. (informal) nearsighted
   • 1334, Miguel Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310), volume 3, page 148:

     Domingo Iohannis dito Chosco

     Domingo Anes, also known as Chosco

• (one-eyed): breco, torto
• (blind): breco, cego, torto
• (weak eyed): pitoño

• choscar (“to wink, blink”)
• Pedro Chosco (“sandman”)

• chiscar (“to wink, blink”)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃosko/ [ˈt͡ʃos.ko]
• Rhymes: -osko
• Syllabification: chos‧co

chosco m (plural choscos)

1. a cured sausage from Asturias, made from pig intestines, solomillo and spices