ferrón
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ferro (“iron”). Cognate with Portuguese ferrão.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ferrón m (plural ferróns)
- stinger of an insect
- pig nose ring
- metallic beak of a spinning top
References edit
- “ferron” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ferrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ferrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ferrón (feminine ferrona, masculine plural ferrones, feminine plural ferronas)
Further reading edit
- “ferrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014