escarabana
Galician
Etymology 1
Perhaps from carambo, carámbano (“icicle, ice”), but compare Portuguese gravanada.
Alternative forms
- esgarabana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eskaɾaˈβanɐ]
Noun
escarabana f (plural escarabanas)
- blizzard
- hail storm
- Synonym: sarabiada
Derived terms
- escarabanar
- escarabanoso
Related terms
- Escanabada
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarabana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarabana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarabana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
escarabana
- third-person singular present indicative of escarabanar