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)

  1. (historical) galleon
  2. 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, 2006-2016.
  • “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): /ɡa.le̞ˈo̞n/
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

galeón m (plural galeones)

  1. galleon

Descendants
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