galbán

Galician

Alternative forms

• galván

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin galba, or directly from Proto-Celtic *galbā, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *golbʰo- (“womb; animal young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalˈbaŋ/, (western) /ħalˈbaŋ/

Noun

galbán m (plural galbáns)

1. a kind of little worm used as bait for fishing (animal)

References

• “galbán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.