adramán
Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1750. From Old French Braimant, a fictitious Saracen giant who was defeated by Charlemagne.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aðɾaˈmaŋ]
Noun
adramán m (plural adramáns)
- giant; an extremely big person or animal
- Synonym: cachimán
References
- “adramán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “adramán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “adramán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “bramante”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos