galván
Galician
Alternative forms
- galbán
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin galba, or directly from Proto-Celtic *galbā, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *golbʰo- (“womb; animal young”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡalˈbaŋ/, (western) /ħalˈbaŋ/
Noun
galván m (plural galváns)
- a kind of little worm used as bait for fishing (animal)
References
- “galván” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.