ganapán

Galician

ganapán

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡanaˈpaŋ/

Noun

ganapán m (plural ganapáns)

1. a fishing hand net or landing net (small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch)

   Synonyms: salabardo, trueiro, truel

Related terms

• agañapar (“to snatch”)
• esganapar (“to scratch”)

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of gana (“to earn”) +‎ pan (“bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡanaˈpan/ [ɡa.naˈpãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ga‧na‧pán

Noun

ganapán m (plural ganapanes)

1. odd-jobber
2. (derogatory) lout; brute

Further reading

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