ferrón

• ferrom, ferrão (reintegrationist)
• forrón

From ferro (“iron”). Cognate with Portuguese ferrão.

• IPA^(key): /feˈroŋ/

ferrón m (plural ferróns)

1. stinger of an insect

   Synonyms: aguillón, ferrete

2. pig nose ring

   Synonyms: brinco, ferrete

3. metallic beak of a spinning top

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ferron”, 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), “ferrón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ferrón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “ferrón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

• IPA^(key): /feˈron/ [feˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fe‧rrón

ferrón (feminine ferrona, masculine plural ferrones, feminine plural ferronas)

1. (relational) ironworks

• “ferrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024