escarabana

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from carambo, carámbano (“icicle, ice”), but compare Portuguese gravanada.

Alternative forms

• esgarabana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eskaɾaˈβanɐ]

Noun

escarabana f (plural escarabanas)

1. blizzard

   Synonyms: cebrisca, corisco

2. hail storm

   Synonym: sarabiada

Derived terms

• escarabanar
• escarabanoso

Related terms

• Escanabada

References

• “escarabana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “escarabana” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “escarabana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

escarabana

1. third-person singular present indicative of escarabanar