temón

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese temon (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tēmō (pole, beam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈmoŋ/

Noun

temón m (plural temóns)

  1. shaft, beam, pole, tongue (of a cart, or of a plough)
    Synonyms: lata, panca
    • 1474, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 74:
      Iten, preçaron duas grades e hun chedeiro e dous temoos de cerna, a parte dos menores em quorenta :XL -? maravedis
      Item, they appraised two grates, a cart's bed and two shafts of heartwood, the part corresponding to the kids, 40 coins
  2. (nautical) helm
  3. (nautical) rudder
    Synonym: leme
  4. (figurative) helm

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