Galician edit

Etymology edit

Attested since circa 1750. From Old French Braimant, a fictitious Saracen giant who was defeated by Charlemagne.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

adramán m (plural adramáns)

  1. giant; an extremely big person or animal
    Synonym: cachimán

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “bramante”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos