gancho

Meaning

1. (masculine) hook; peg; grapple
2. (Portugal, masculine) hairpin
3. (masculine) switchhook
4. (masculine) cliffhanger
5. (masculine) the central part of a pair of trousers to which the legs are sown
6. (masculine) a hook or uppercut

Concepts

hook

🪝

peg

clasp

crook

crotchet

curved

hanger

pulling

cliffhanger

cradle

Synonyms

anzol

🪝

curva

gafa

volta

hook

Translations

crochet

🪝

gancho

🪝

Haken

🪝

gancio

🪝

haak

🪝

uncino

🪝

hameçon

garfio

🪝

garfi

🪝

ganxo

🪝

amo

🪝

gancetto

agrafe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɐ̃.ʃu/

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ganskyos (“branch, twig”).