balandrán

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese balandrao, from Old Occitan balandran, from Old Occitan balandrà (“to swing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balanˈdɾaŋ/

Noun

balandrán m (plural balandráns)

1. (dated) long heavy robe
2. a type of clerical robe; a cassock
3. swing (hanging seat)

   Synonyms: bambán, randeeira

Adjective

balandrán (feminine balandrana, masculine plural balandráns, feminine plural balandranas)

1. shabby

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “balandrao”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “balandr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “balandrán”, 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), “balandrán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “balandrán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan balandran.

Noun

balandrán m (plural balandranes)

1. a type of clerical robe; a cassock

Further reading

• “balandrán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014