papón
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editRelated to its synonyms páparo, papoio, perhaps from papar.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpapón (feminine papona, masculine plural papóns, feminine plural paponas)
- idiotic; fatuous
- Synonyms: apalominado, papaleisón, páparo, papoio, parvo
Etymology 2
editFrom papar (“to eat, devour”) + -ón.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpapón m (plural papóns)
- glutton (one who eats voraciously)
- bug
- Synonym: coco
- (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) ogre; bogeyman
- Synonym: coco
- seagull (Larus fuscus)
- Synonym: maroto
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papón”, 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), “papón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN