golfiño

Galician

golfiños

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese golfinno, from Latin delphīnus, perhaps influenced by golfo (“gulf”) or by golfe (“sargasso”) or by golfar (“to spurt”); from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡolˈfiɲo̝/

Noun

golfiño m (plural golfiños)

dolphin

Synonyms

delfín

References

“golfinno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“golfiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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