tourón

Galician

Alternative forms

turón

Etymology

Perhaps from touro, because of its fierceness. Cognate with Portuguese toirão and Spanish turón.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /towˈɾoŋ/

Noun

tourón m (plural touróns)

ferret; polecat (Mustela putorius, a mustelid of Eurasia)
Synonym: furón

References

“touron” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“tourón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“tourón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. turón.

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