# brinco
## Asturian
### Verb

brinco
* 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: /ˈbɾiŋko/ [ˈbɾiŋ.kʊ]
* Rhymes: -iŋko
* Hyphenation: brin‧co

### Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)
* 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 SesnandeConstance of Monterrei reported that the aforementioned mute and the Castilian took a silver earring from her ear, in this day, in Sesnande
* nose ring (for pigs)
* jump, leap, hop

#### Derived terms

* brinca
* brincadeira
* brincar
* brinqueta

### Verb

brinco
* 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 [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* earring
* (figuratively) something impeccably clean; spotless
    A casa está um brinco. ― The house is spotless.
* (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
* first-person singular present indicative of brincar

### References

* ↑ “brinco”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* ↑ “brinco”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾinko/ [ˈbɾĩŋ.ko]
* Rhymes: -inko
* Syllabification: brin‧co

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

brinco m (plural brincos)
* 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)
* small jewel worn by women on their head

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

brinco
* first-person singular present indicative of brincar

### Further reading

* “brinco”, 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
* Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “brincar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 665