golfiño
Galician
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editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese golfinno (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin delphīnus, perhaps influenced by golfo (“gulf”) or by golfe (“sargasso”) or by golfar (“to spurt”); from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgolfiño m (plural golfiños)
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editReferences
edit- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “golfinno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “golfiño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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