galván

Galician

Alternative forms

• galbán

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

galván m (plural galváns)

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

References

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