balastrón

Galician

Alternative forms

• balistrón

Etymology

From balistra +‎ -on, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balasˈtɾoŋ/

Noun

balastrón m (plural balastróns)

1. tendon, sinew

   Synonyms: fío, liña, bestra

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “balastrón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega