barragán
Ladino
Alternative forms
- baragán
Adjective
barragán (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling באראגאן)
- courageous
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baraˈɡan/ [ba.raˈɣ̞ãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ba‧rra‧gán
Etymology 1
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Adjective
barragán (feminine barragana, masculine plural barraganes, feminine plural barraganas)
- (obsolete) brave
Noun
barragán m (plural barraganes, feminine barragana, feminine plural barraganas)
- the lover of a married person; a concubine or cicisbeo
- (obsolete) companion
Etymology 2
From Arabic بَرَّكَان (barrakān).
Noun
barragán m (plural barraganes)
- barracan; a waterproof woolen fabric
- a coat made of this fabric
Further reading
- “barragán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014