escarabana
Galician
editEtymology 1
editPerhaps from carambo, carámbano (“icicle, ice”), but compare Portuguese gravanada.
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editPronunciation
editNoun
editescarabana f (plural escarabanas)
- blizzard
- hail storm
- Synonym: sarabiada
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editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarabana”, 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), “escarabana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarabana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
editVerb
editescarabana