gabán

See also: gaban, gabân, and gab an

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “a long-sleeved garment”). See Persian قبا (qabâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈban/ [ɡaˈβ̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ga‧bán

Noun

gabán m (plural gabanes)

1. overcoat

Descendants

• → Italian: gabbano
  • → French: caban
    • → German: Caban
• → Sicilian: gabbanu

Further reading

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