galeón
See also: galeon
Galician
Etymology
From old Galician and Old Portuguese galeon (13th century, Alfonso X): galea (“galley”) + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaleˈoŋ/
Noun
galeón m (plural galeóns)
- (historical) galleon
- traditional one or two masted sailboat, with fore-and-aft sails, having up to 20 m of length, similar to a schooner
- Synonyms: galeón de ría, trincado
References
- “galeon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “galeón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “galeón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “galeón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- "galeón" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.
Spanish
Etymology
Augmentative form of galea, obsolete form of galera, "galley".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaleˈon/ [ɡa.leˈõn]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ga‧le‧ón
Noun
galeón m (plural galeones)
- galleon
Related terms
- galea
- galera
Descendants
- English: galleon
Further reading
- “galeón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014