ferún
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese *ferũu, from fero (“fierce”) + -ún.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ferún (feminine ferúa, masculine plural ferúns, feminine plural ferúas)
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Noun edit
ferún m (plural ferúns)
- characteristic smell of wild animals
- characteristic taste and smell of game meat
References edit
- “ferún” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ferún” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ferún” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.