xardón
Galician
Alternative forms
- sardón
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaɾˈdoŋ/ [ʃaɾˈð̞oŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: xar‧dón
Etymology 1
Uncertain: from a substrate language and probably related to Spanish zarza.[1]
Noun
xardón m (plural xardois)
Derived terms
- xardoal
Etymology 2
Ultimatelly from Arabic حَرْذُون (ḥarḏūn); compare Portuguese sardão and Spanish fardacho.
Noun
xardón m (plural xardóns)
- (regional) ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
- Synonym: lagarto arnal
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xardón”, 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), “xardón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xardón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “zarza”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos