# trinchar
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* trenchar

### Etymology

From Old French trenchier (“to cut”), from Celtic. Doublet of trincar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɾinˈt͡ʃaɾ]

### Verb

trinchar (first-person singular present trincho, first-person singular preterite trinchei, past participle trinchado)
* to slice, shred
    Synonym: tallar
* to grind (one's teeth)
* to cut gorse

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* estrinchar
* trencha
* trincha
* trinchador
* trinchante
* trincheira
* trinchete

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trinchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “trinchar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trinchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “trinchar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trinchar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trenchar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From French trancher.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈʃa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈʃa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa(ʁ)/ [tɾĩˈʃa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈt͡ʃaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /tɾĩˈʃa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: trin‧char

### Verb

trinchar (first-person singular present trincho, first-person singular preterite trinchei, past participle trinchado)
* to shred (to cut or tear into narrow pieces or strips)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “trinchar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Spanish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɾinˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [t̪ɾĩnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: trin‧char

### Verb

trinchar (first-person singular present trincho, first-person singular preterite trinché, past participle trinchado)
* to carve

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “trinchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10