brandón

Galician

Etymology

From French brandon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾanˈðoŋ/

Noun

brandón m (plural brandóns)

1. wax candle

   Synonym: cirio

2. firebrand; torch made of twisted straw

   Synonyms: facho, fachuzo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “blandon”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brandón”, 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), “brandón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brandón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN