papón

Galician

Alternative forms

• papom, papão (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

Related to its synonyms páparo, papoio, perhaps from papar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈpoŋ]

Adjective

papón (feminine papona, masculine plural papóns, feminine plural paponas)

1. idiotic; fatuous

   Synonyms: apalominado, papaleisón, páparo, papoio, parvo

Etymology 2

From papar (“to eat, devour”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈpoŋ]

Noun

papón m (plural papóns)

1. glutton (one who eats voraciously)
2. bug

   Synonym: coco

3. (Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) ogre; bogeyman

   Synonym: coco

4. seagull (Larus fuscus)

   Synonym: maroto

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “papón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “papón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “papón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN